Otmezguine, Jane, Marc Moreau, and Corice Arman. "Arman, Estampes: Catalogue Raisonne" (Paris: Marval, 1990).
Bilingual text in French and English, one of 150 copies (unnumbered copy), a Fine in a Fine dust jacket, HC, 4to or fo, 13" x 10," 283 pp., including illustrations.
ISBN: 2862340448
Beige cloth-covered boards in a multicolored pictorial paper dust jacket with a predominantly beige background. Original clear plastic sleeve included with black lettering printed on its front panel and spine. This sleeve is layered on top of the dust jacket. Covers pristine and intact, binding tight, sharp tips. Dust jacket may have possible offsetting on front panel and spine, else clean and intact. Plastic sleeve pristine and intact. Pages pristine and intact. Replete with color illustrations. A catalogue raisonne of prints by Arman Fernandez (1928-2005), also known simply as Arman. Arman was a French-American artist who is perhaps best-known for his depictions of everyday objects such as violins, watches, and mechanical parts. Arman worked with painting, sculpture, printmaking, and photography. The catalog comprises illustrations of Arman's prints which are accompanied by brief bibliographic captions or specifications. Back colophon [describes the number of copies and special reserve copies]: "L'Edition de tete a ete tiree a 185 exemplaires sur Velin BFK Rives de 270 G accompangnes de deux eaux-fortes originales d'Arman numerotes et signees par l'artiste tirees sur Velin BFK Rives de 210 G par Albert Lemant a Bulan Reliure Main des Ateliers Laurenchet, Paris. 150 exemplaires numerotes de 1 a 150; 15 exemplaires numerotes de E. A. I. a E. A. XV reserves a l'artiste; 20 exemplaires numerotes de H. C. I a H. C. XX reserves aux collaborateurs. Exemplaire [unnumbered]."
