ROBERT COMBAS (born 1957) Armando l'homme-sirène,... Lot 31

ROBERT COMBAS (born 1957) Armando l'homme-sirène, 1986 Acrylic on canvas laid on canvas Signed lower right Acrylic on canvas laid on canvas; signed lower right 199,5 x 247 cm - 781/2 x 971/4 IN. PROVENANCE Galerie C.H. Lechanjour, Nice Private collection Galerie Faure, Saint Tropez Christie's Paris, 12 December 2005, lot 127 Private collection Artcurial, 4 December 2019, lot 335 Acquired at this sale by the present owner EXHIBITIONS Bordeaux, CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain, Robert Combas Peintures 1984-1987, 6 March-26 April 1987; Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, 6 May-29 June 1987, described p. 91 of the exhibition catalogue Sète, Musée Paul-Valéry, Aquestécop, 1992, reproduced on the cover of the exhibition catalogue Dieppe, Château-Musée de Dieppe, Avez-vous vu les sirènes?10 June-30 September 1995, reproduced under no. 26 of the exhibition catalogue (n.p) Frankfurt, Die Galerie, Joke'r, 17 January-10 March 2007; Modena, Galleria ModenArte, 17 March-5 May 2007; Boca Raton, Galleria ModenArte, January 2008; Koblenz, Ludwid Museum, 26 January-9 March 2008, reproduced p. 74 of the exhibition catalogue 74 of the exhibition catalogue Milan, Fondation Mudima, Robert Combas, 24 September-24 October 2009, reproduced p. 37 of the exhibition catalogue BIBLIOGRAPHY Bernard Marcadé, Robert Combas, Éditions de La Différence, Paris 1991, reproduced p. 94 Jacques Rouré, Couleurs de Sète, Éditions Equinoxe, 1994, reproduced p. 78 This work is listed in the artist's archives under n°37 "Armando the mermaid-man of Calabrian origin is the patron saint of fish in the South of France. He has seen a lot, he lost an eye in a fight with a swordfish a few centuries ago. He's a bit worn out, but he's still there to rule over the gilled people. He's the one who grants fishermen the right to fish, he's the one who makes anchovy pizza, he's the one who makes bouillabaisse, he's the one who makes sardines grilled in the backyard. That had to be known."