Arman (Armand Fernandez, known as) (1928-2005) Le Minotaure (Pl. for André Verdet, Ci-gît don Pablo Picasso, seigneur de Vauvenargues. Antibes, ed. Les Cyclades, 1997). Etching and aquatint. Sight: 36 x 26 cm. Very fine proof from an offprint in black on vellum with wide margins, annotated "E.A.", dedicated "pour Lucien amour" and signed in pencil. Frame (not examined outside the frame). The plate is inspired by the self-portrait painted by Picasso a year before his death, to which Arman has here added a profile of a bull. The same subject in the book is drawn in sanguine, at 90 proofs.
Estimate
€300 - €400
Result
€520
Buyer's premium
30%
Arman (Armand Fernandez, known as) (1928-2005)
Le Minotaure (Pl. for André Verdet, Ci-gît don Pablo Picasso, seigneur de Vauvenargues. Antibes, ed. Les Cyclades, 1997).
Etching and aquatint. Sight: 36 x 26 cm. Very fine proof from an offprint in black on vellum with wide margins, annotated "E.A.", dedicated "pour Lucien amour" and signed in pencil. Frame (not examined outside the frame).
The plate is inspired by the self-portrait painted by Picasso a year before his death, to which Arman has here added a profile of a bull. The same subject in the book is drawn in sanguine, at 90 proofs.
Sale
Thursday 10 April 2025・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris