Philippe FAVIER (born 1957). "Les simulacres". Mixed media including collage and etching on black slate, signed, titled and dated "28/8/(19)93" lower center. The frame of the slate is numbered "N°3" on the back, the reverse of the slate squared and engraved with words including "chaton ; corbeille ; dictée". Total dimensions of slate with frame: Height. : 18 cm - Depth : 26 cm Philippe FAVIER, painter and engraver, specializes in miniatures and small black-and-white formats. He is also a set designer for opera and ballet. He works with a variety of materials, including cartoline, slate, photography, glass enamel and collage. He won the Prix de Rome for painting and engraving in 1985, and was noticed from his very first exhibitions.