Arman (1928-2005). School of Fish II, 1982. Accumulation of vice grips, wall relief. 62 x 97 x 3 inches (157.5 x 246.4 x...

Description

Arman (1928-2005)
School of Fish II, 1982
Accumulation of vice grips, wall relief
62 x 97 x 3 inches (157.5 x 246.4 x 7.6 cm) (overall)
Signed lower right: Arman

Property from the Hechinger Collection

PROVENANCE:
Herbert Palmer Gallery, Los Angeles;
Acquired by the present owner from the above, April 1983.

EXHIBITED:
City Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri, (and elsewhere), "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," July 1, 2001-December 30, 2008;
Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, (and elsewhere), "Tools in Motion: Works from the Hechinger Collection," September 17, 2005-August 18, 2013.

LITERATURE:
P. Hamill, Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection, New York, 1995, pp. 32-33, illustrated.

NOTE:
This work is recorded in the Arman Studio Archives, New York, under APA# 8018.82.005.


More information about Arman. See also: Arman, Fernandez, Fernandez, Armand, Armand Fernandez Artist.

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