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Signed Limited Edition Arman 1978 serigraph entitled "Untitled 5 Violins" is signed by the artist in pencil, lower right and numbered 142 of 150 by the artist in pencil, lower left.

Credited for changing the look and feel of the art world throughout the twentieth century, Arman built a reputation for creating pieces that focused on breaking down an every day object and extracting the inherent beauty of each from within. Arman began training as an artist at an earl age, with lessons from his father in photography and oil painting and continued his formal training at both Ecole Nationale d'Art Decoratif in Nice and Ecole du Louvre in Paris, where he studied the style and techniques of the Old Masters.

Although Arman was taught in the formal methods of the great artists of the past, he explored his penchant for working in the abstract method. Experimenting with the abstract, Arman would often dip one of his every day objects into paint and place it directly onto the canvas multiple times in order for the viewer to discern the beauty of the juxtaposed object. Arman showcases his desire to transform his every day objects into beautiful works of art in his 1978 serigraph entitled "Untitled 5 Violins." Many of Arman's pieces consisted of musical instruments, as his father was a trained cellist. Using only black and red to bring the barrage of violins to life against the white background, Arman forces the viewer to look beyond the object to experience the simplistic beauty of each instrument.