Le petit Incendiare: Homage à René Daumal (The Little Arsonist: Homage to René Daumal)
Artist: Maurice Henry; Publisher: Karl Gerstner; Publisher: Daniel Spoeri; Publisher: Galerie der Spiegel
black clamshell box containing objects attached to red backing board with red thread, under a Plexi cover; objects are: small crumpled pieces of newspaper (with Greek text), bundle of straw, loops of raffia or other plant fibers, bundle of small sticks, bottle-shaped vial of clear liquid (gasoline?), cylindrical gold lighter, silver metal file, book of pink matches and box of wooden matches with cartoon image of a purse snatching; yellow card printed with cartoon drawing in red and black of a smiling boy watching a burning house
- Date
- 1965
- In our collection
- since August the 1st, 2013 up to now
- Dimensions
- 11 1/8 x 11 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. (28.26 x 28.26 x 3.81 cm) (box, closed)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Mixed media multiple consisting of twigs, plant fibers, metal, glass, wood and paper matches, gasoline, offset lithography on paper, and Plexiglas; housed in a cloth covered clamshell box
- Price
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- Composition
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oxygen 16% iron 10% cadmium 43% atium 23% copper 6% zinc 2%