"Liberté de Clinton"
Signed Arman and numbered 1/1.Executed 1994. Sliced bronze of statue of Liberty and sliced bronze of saxophone welded together on an incorporated base.Green and gold patina, height 187 cm including the base. Registered at Arman Studio Archives New York under number: APA# 8306.94.010.
Acquired directly from the artist.
Galleri GKM, Malmö.
Swedish private collection.
Fernandez Arman studied at the Ècole du Louvre in Paris and was part of the so-called "New Realists," a group formed by Pierre Restany and Yves Klein. The New Realists depicted mass-produced everyday objects and integrated them into their works. In the early 1960s, Arman gained recognition for his characteristic artworks consisting of randomly assembled objects. He called these "Accumulations" and "Poubelle" (trash). They consisted of common and identical items, which he arranged in plexiglass.
In his sculptures, he worked with compositions of objects, often musical instruments such as violins and saxophones. The unique work at the auction has drawn comparisons to the former President of the United States, Bill Clinton, a passionate jazz lover and saxophonist.