ARMAN (1928-2005) ARMAND FERNANDEZ DIT Hommage... Lot 66

ARMAN (1928-2005) ARMAND FERNANDEZ DIT Hommage à Marcel Duchamp (Denyse Durant-Ruel 2099) Wooden chess box with inlaid letters on the box forming the name Rrose Sélavy (fictional female character created by Marcel Duchamp), containing 3 inclusions in resin, the first with cut-out chess pieces, the second with cigars and the third with photos of breasts (after Duchamp), all inclusions signed in needlework by Arman. Slight wear on the box. Chess" inclusion: 19.5 x 31.5 cm Inclusion "Cigars": 19 x 19 cm (some wear) Inclusion "Seins": 19 x 20 cm Box: 23 x 46 x 9.5 cm Exhibition: Arman. 1928-2205. Les inédits, collection Jean Ferrero, Cannes, Centre d'art La Malmaison, July 8, 2006- January 28, 2007, reproduced in the exhibition catalog, (ed. Images En Manoeuvres Éditions, Marseille, 2006), p. 172 This work is listed in the archives of Madame Denyse Durand-Ruel under no. 2099.