Robert Combas - Aquestécop / Un été à Sète... - 1992-2015

COMBAS (Robert). – Grenada quatrocento.

Robert Combas: Monographs and Exhibition Catalogues (1992–2015)
Detailed Description of the Works

1. Aquestécop ! (1992)
Publisher: Éditions La Différence, Paris, 1992
Format: 1 volume, in-4°, paperback with illustrated flaps on the cover
Contents:
Published on the occasion of Robert Combas’s major retrospective exhibition at the Musée Paul Valéry in Sète in the summer of 1992.
This work provides an overview of his oeuvre between 1977 and 1991.
It is richly illustrated with colorful works, accompanied by eccentric texts, handwritten notes and poetic borders that are so characteristic of Combas’s visual language.
Condition: Good to very good condition.

2. Un été à Sète... (2 volumes in original slipcase, 2015)
Publisher: Galerie Laurent Strouk, Paris, 2015
Format: 2 volumes, small in-4°, original publisher’s boards, together in the original illustrated hard slipcase (étui).
Contents: Original edition published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name at Galerie Laurent Strouk.
Volume A: Un été à Sète... Donc un grand coup...
Volume B: ...et dans ma tête poing dans ma tête ! (au sens figuré évidemment)

The set is conceived as a fully realized artist’s book: the slipcase, covers and interior all embody the dynamism, vivid colors and black-outlined figures of Figuration Libre.
Condition: Very good / perfect condition, with a well-preserved slipcase.
Valuation & Market Value
Original art books and catalogues by Robert Combas in complete and immaculate condition are highly sought after by collectors of contemporary French art.





Robert Combas is a French painter, sculptor and illustrator, born on May 25, 1957, in Lyon, and is regarded as the founder of Figuration Libre (Free Figuration). [1, 2, 3]
Life and Education
• Childhood in Sète (1961): He moved with his family at a young age to Sète in southern France, where he spent his childhood.
• Education: He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Sète and then for five years at the École des Beaux-Arts in Montpellier. He passed his final examination in Saint-Étienne.
• Paris (from 1980/1981): He settled in Paris, where he has lived and worked ever since. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Artistic Career
• Founding of Figuration Libre (1981): In the early 1980s, he initiated and founded the Figuration Libre art movement (a name coined by artist Ben), together with, among others, Hervé Di Rosa, François Boisrond and Rémi Blanchard. The movement combined vivid colors, raw energy and elements from pop culture, rock music, comics and schoolbooks. [1, 2, 3]
• Style and influences: His work is characterized by childlike nostalgia, graffiti influences, cartoon-like figures and an expressive, dynamic painting style.

Robert Combas: Monographs and Exhibition Catalogues (1992–2015)
Detailed Description of the Books
1. Aquestécop ! (1992)
Publisher: Éditions La Différence, Paris, 1992
Format: 1 volume, in-4°, paperback with illustrated flap covers.
Original edition.
Contents: Published on the occasion of Robert Combas’s major retrospective exhibition at the Musée Paul Valéry in Sète in the summer of 1992.
This work offers a representative overview of his work between 1977 and 1991.
It is abundantly illustrated with color works, accompanied by eccentric texts, handwritten notes and poetic borders highly characteristic of Combas’s visual language.
Condition:
Good to very good condition.
2. Un été à Sète... (2 volumes in original slipcase, 2015)
Publisher: Galerie Laurent Strouk, Paris, 2015
Format: 2 small in-4° volumes, in the original publisher’s boards, kept together in their original illustrated hard slipcase.
Contents: Original edition published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name at Galerie Laurent Strouk.
Volume A: Un été à Sète... Donc un grand coup...
Volume B: ...et dans ma tête poing dans ma tête ! (in the figurative sense, obviously)

The set is conceived as a true artist’s book: the slipcase, covers and interior pages reflect the dynamism, vivid colors and black-outlined figures typical of Figuration Libre.
Condition: Very good / perfect condition, with a very well-preserved slipcase.
Valuation and Market Value
Original art books and catalogues by Robert Combas that are complete and in excellent condition are highly sought after by collectors of contemporary French art.