ID 1059597
Lot 720 | MAN RAY (1890–1976)
Estimate value
$ 10 000 – 15 000
Chess Pieces. Four Studies, c. mid 1940s
four gelatin silver prints
two prints annotated 'Series I (6 Sets)' 'Series II (square works)' and 'Series III 10 Sets (Wood)' and various annotations in ink and pencil (on the reverse)
image/sheet sizes range from: 2 ½ x 3 ¼ (6.3 x 8.2 cm.) to 4 x 6 ½ in. (10.1 x 16.5 cm.)
Provenance
Juliet Man Ray, London (wife of the artist); Estate sale, Sotheby's, London, 23 March 1995, lot 179.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Literature
Man Ray, W. Grossman, et. al., Man Ray: Human Equations, Ostfildern, 2015, p. 155 (another print illustrated).
| Artist: | Man Ray (1890 - 1976) |
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| Applied technique: | Gelatin silver print |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Genre: | Still life |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Photography |
| Artist: | Man Ray (1890 - 1976) |
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| Applied technique: | Gelatin silver print |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Genre: | Still life |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Photography |
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