Arman - Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York New York Monday, June 17, 2024 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Private Collection, New York
    Private Collection (acquired from the above)
    Sotheby's, New York, May 13, 2015, lot 287
    Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

  • Exhibited

    Nagoya, Galerie Valeur, Arman: 8 Bronze Sculptures; Bronze 1978–1979, October 1979, no. 7, n.p. (another example exhibited and illustrated)
    Milan, Arte Borgogna, Arman, February–April 1990, no. 30, n.p. (another example exhibited and illustrated)
    Péronne, Historial de la Grande Guerre, Arman Armé, June 23–December 12, 2004, pp. 52–53, 110 (another example exhibited and illustrated, p. 53)

115

Tools of Persuasion / Guns Controlled

incised with the artist's signature "Arman" on the reverse
accumulation of cast bronze revolvers with nickel plating
24 3/4 x 18 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (62.9 x 47 x 22.2 cm)
Executed in 1978, this work is from an edition of 8 plus 2 artist's proofs and 2 HCs.

This work is recorded in the Arman Studio Archives New York under number: APA#8001.78.007

Estimate
$4,000 - 6,000 

Sold for $12,065

Contact Specialist

Katerina Blackwood
Specialist, Head of Online Sales
Modern & Contemporary Art
kblackwood@phillips.com
+1 212 940 1248

Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York

17 - 26 June 2024