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Arman

Arman

France • 1928 - 2005 • 1455 followers
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The role of the artist was to give something to see, but I increasingly believe it is to give something to think about.

Nationality

French

Categories

Sculptors, Printmakers

Artistic movements

Neo-Dada, Deconstructivism

Themes

Music, Abstract, Conceptual

Biography

Arman, whose real name is Armand Pierre Fernandez, was born on November 17, 1928 in Nice. Son of an antiques dealer and art lover, he was introduced to art and music , which will greatly influence his career. At the age of ten, he began painting. He continued his studies at the École des Arts Décoratifs in Nice, where he met Yves Klein, then at the École du Louvre in Paris, specializing in archeology and Asian art.

In the early 1950s, Arman began his career as a painter , signing his first works with his full name before adopting the pseudonym Arman in homage to Van Gogh. In the 1950s, he gradually turned away from painting to explore other mediums. In 1960, he co-founded the New Realists movement with Yves Klein , César , Pierre Restany, and others, advocating the use of everyday objects in art.

In 1959, Arman created his first "accumulations", sculptures composed of numerous identical objects cast in plexiglas. These works highlight overconsumption and the ephemeral nature of products in a society of abundance. At the same time, he developed his "angers" and "combustions" from 1962, where he destroyed objects to reconstruct them in an artistic way, thus exploring destruction as much as accumulation.

Arman settled in  New York in 1961, where he had his first exhibition. Despite his installation in the United States, he continues to return regularly to Europe to exhibit his works. His monumental sculptures occupy public spaces in nearly a hundred cities around the world, such as "Long Term Parking" in France and "L'Heure de tous" in Paris. A retrospective of his work was organized at the Center Pompidou in 2010, among other major international exhibitions.

Arman became an American citizen in 1973. He received the Legion of Honor in 1989 and continued to influence the art world until his death on October 22, 2005 in New York. His work, which also includes engravings and lithographs , is present in the collections of many prestigious museums, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Center Pompidou. His works continue to inspire and provoke reflections on consumption and the status of objects in modern society.

In 2024-2025, his influence endures with exhibitions at the Musée d'Art Moderne in Strasbourg (Tribute to Cubism) and the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation.

His work continues to inspire, as evidenced by Arman Méliès' performance at the Théâtre des Abbesses in Paris in April 2025. His monumental sculptures and iconic creations, showcased at the Centre Pompidou, MoMA New York, and the Musée d'Art Contemporain in Nice, continue to break records at auctions at Sotheby's and Christie's.

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Print, Melody for Strings 1, Arman

Melody for Strings 1

Print . 100 x 70 cm Print . 39.4 x 27.6 inch

$1,348

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Sculpture, Composition aux réveils, Arman

Composition aux réveils

Sculpture . 80 x 60 x 7 cm Sculpture . 31.5 x 23.6 x 2.8 inch

$35,160

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Sculpture, Violin Rainbow, Arman

Violin Rainbow

Sculpture . 66.5 x 56.5 x 4 cm Sculpture . 26.2 x 22.2 x 1.6 inch

$6,446

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Print, Brosse, Arman

Brosse

Print . 78 x 58 x 0.1 cm Print . 30.7 x 22.8 x 0 inch

$1,465

Print, Electric Concerto, Arman

Electric Concerto

Print . 76.2 x 55.9 cm Print . 30 x 22 inch

$1,200

Print, Sans titre, Arman

Sans titre

Print . 68 x 51.5 x 0.05 cm Print . 26.8 x 20.3 x 0 inch

$1,406

Painting, Accumulation bleu, Arman

Accumulation bleu

Painting . 43 x 30 x 7 cm Painting . 16.9 x 11.8 x 2.8 inch

$29,300

Design, Accumulation, Arman

Accumulation

Design . 5.7 x 2.5 x 1.4 cm Design . 2.2 x 1 x 0.6 inch

$2,930

Painting, Sans titre, Arman

Sans titre

Painting . 81 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 31.9 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$21,096

Sculpture, Violon Venise, Arman

Violon Venise

Sculpture . 69 x 37 x 15 cm Sculpture . 27.2 x 14.6 x 5.9 inch

$14,650

Print, Boom boom, Arman

Boom boom

Print . 43.5 x 56 x 1 cm Print . 17.1 x 22 x 0.4 inch

$1,758

Print, Viola d’Amour, Arman

Viola d’Amour

Print . 76.2 x 55.9 cm Print . 30 x 22 inch

$1,500

Sculpture, Violon, Arman

Violon

Sculpture . 63 x 21 x 17 cm Sculpture . 24.8 x 8.3 x 6.7 inch

$17,580

Sculpture, Violaine, Arman

Violaine

Sculpture . 31 x 16 x 10 cm Sculpture . 12.2 x 6.3 x 3.9 inch

$7,032

Print, Accumulation de pinces, Arman

Accumulation de pinces

Print . 55.5 x 42.5 x 0.2 cm Print . 21.9 x 16.7 x 0.1 inch

$457

Print, Melody for Strings IV, Arman

Melody for Strings IV

Print . 100 x 70 cm Print . 39.4 x 27.6 inch

$1,348

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Print, Sans titre, Arman

Sans titre

Print . 76 x 56 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 inch

$996

Painting, Trio à cordes I., Arman

Trio à cordes I.

Painting . 200 x 150 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 inch

$32,230

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Sculpture, Paintbrushes III, Arman

Paintbrushes III

Sculpture . 68.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Sculpture . 27 x 12 x 2 inch

$10,000

Print, Concerto de peinture, Arman

Concerto de peinture

Print . 55 x 42 x 4 cm Print . 21.7 x 16.5 x 1.6 inch

$5,860

Print, Violons, Arman

Violons

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$996

Sculpture, Cascade de Violon, Arman

Cascade de Violon

Sculpture . 72 x 36 x 43 cm Sculpture . 28.3 x 14.2 x 16.9 inch

$67,976

Sculpture, Dos de Valentine, Arman

Dos de Valentine

Sculpture . 54 x 30 x 4 cm Sculpture . 21.3 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

$7,618

Print, Blue Variations, Arman

Blue Variations

Print . 65 x 99.5 x 0.05 cm Print . 25.6 x 39.2 x 0 inch

$1,875

Print, Pinces, Arman

Pinces

Print . 76 x 56 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 inch

$1,043

Sculpture, Tête de minerve, Arman

Tête de minerve

Sculpture . 55 x 40 x 39 cm Sculpture . 21.7 x 15.7 x 15.4 inch

$93,759

Sculpture, Chupa Chups (Green), Arman

Chupa Chups (Green)

Sculpture . 40 x 25 x 5.5 cm Sculpture . 15.7 x 9.8 x 2.2 inch

$5,860

Fine Art Drawings, Watch Gears, Arman

Watch Gears

Fine Art Drawings . 86.4 x 68.6 cm Fine Art Drawings . 34 x 27 inch

$25,000

Sculpture, Bon Santé, Arman

Bon Santé

Sculpture . 40 x 24.5 x 5 cm Sculpture . 15.7 x 9.6 x 2 inch

$7,032

Sculpture, Violon Brûlé, Arman

Violon Brûlé

Sculpture . 72 x 26 x 9 cm Sculpture . 28.3 x 10.2 x 3.5 inch

$87,899

Sculpture, Waiting to Exhale, Arman

Waiting to Exhale

Sculpture . 40.6 x 22.9 x 7 cm Sculpture . 16 x 9 x 2.75 inch

$9,500

Fine Art Drawings, Sawblade, Arman

Sawblade

Fine Art Drawings . 120 x 80 cm Fine Art Drawings . 47.2 x 31.5 inch

$11,720

Print, Western Accumulation, Arman

Western Accumulation

Print . 76.2 x 55.9 cm Print . 30 x 22 inch

$1,200

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Print, Noir et bleu, Arman

Noir et bleu

Print . 77 x 61 cm Print . 30.3 x 24 inch

$1,348

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Painting, Masques Songye, Arman

Masques Songye

Painting . 75 x 54 x 2.5 cm Painting . 29.5 x 21.3 x 1 inch

$11,720

Painting, Cachet, Arman

Cachet

Painting . 7 x 34.3 x 1 cm Painting . 2.8 x 13.5 x 0.4 inch

$11,603

Print, Violon et clé à molette, Arman

Violon et clé à molette

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$996

Print, Suite for violon opus V, Arman

Suite for violon opus V

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$938

Sculpture, Sans titre, Arman

Sans titre

Sculpture . 69 x 56 x 15 cm Sculpture . 27.2 x 22 x 5.9 inch

$26,956 $22,912

Print, Pistols, Arman

Pistols

Print . 77 x 56 cm Print . 30.3 x 22 inch

$1,149

Sculpture, Inclusion au pinceau, Arman

Inclusion au pinceau

Sculpture . 27 x 15 x 4 cm Sculpture . 10.6 x 5.9 x 1.6 inch

$7,618

Print, Sans titre, Arman

Sans titre

Print . 76.5 x 56.5 x 0.05 cm Print . 30.1 x 22.2 x 0 inch

$1,289

Sculpture, Violoncelle Découpé, Arman

Violoncelle Découpé

Sculpture . 113 x 70 x 26 cm Sculpture . 44.5 x 27.6 x 10.2 inch

$91,415

Print, Violon et Clefs, Arman

Violon et Clefs

Print . 76 x 56 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 inch

$996

Sculpture, Tees, Arman

Tees

Sculpture . 45 x 25 x 5 cm Sculpture . 17.7 x 9.8 x 2 inch

$9,962

Sculpture, Paintbrushes I, Arman

Paintbrushes I

Sculpture . 68.6 x 30.5 x 6.4 cm Sculpture . 27 x 12 x 2.5 inch

$15,000

Print, Amnesty International, Arman

Amnesty International

Print . 73.7 x 48.3 cm Print . 29 x 19 inch

$800

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Print, Naufrage de Méduse 4, Arman

Naufrage de Méduse 4

Print . 56 x 43 cm Print . 22 x 16.9 inch

$762

Design, Chandelier Africain, Arman

Chandelier Africain

Design . 35 x 44 x 31 cm Design . 13.8 x 17.3 x 12.2 inch

$8,087

Sculpture, Stèle de tubes, Arman

Stèle de tubes

Sculpture . 52 x 36 x 5 cm Sculpture . 20.5 x 14.2 x 2 inch

$9,845

Print, Melody for Strings II, Arman

Melody for Strings II

Print . 100 x 70 cm Print . 39.4 x 27.6 inch

$1,348

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Print, Diabelli Variations, Arman

Diabelli Variations

Print . 114.3 x 77.5 cm Print . 45 x 30.5 inch

$2,000

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Sculpture, Color Strokes, Arman

Color Strokes

Sculpture . 66 x 30.5 x 6.5 cm Sculpture . 26 x 12 x 2.6 inch

$13,478

Print, Spells & Gris-Gris, Arman

Spells & Gris-Gris

Print . 33 x 24 cm Print . 13 x 9.4 inch

$270

Sculpture, Chaise brûlée, Arman

Chaise brûlée

Sculpture . 107 x 63 x 63 cm Sculpture . 42.1 x 24.8 x 24.8 inch

$80,281 $68,239

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