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MAN RAY (1890-1976)

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Lot 113 | MAN RAY (1890-1976)
MAN RAY (1890-1976)

Maisons ennemies

signed, dated and inscribed 'man Ray 1933 maisons ennemies' (lower right)

oil on canvas

16 1⁄8 x 16 1⁄8 in. (41.2 x 41.2 cm.)

Painted in 1933





Provenance

William N. Copley, New York, by whom acquired directly from the artist in 1948; his sale, Sotheby's, New York, 5 November 1979, lot 34.

Waddington Galleries Ltd, London.

Acquired from the above on 14 June 1980, and thence by descent to the present owner.



Literature

'Intervention surréaliste', in Documents 34, Brussels, 1934, p. 77 (illustrated).

C. Zervos, Histoire de l’Art Contemporain, Paris, 1938, p. 443 (illustrated).

Exh cat., Man Ray Photographe, Paris, 1981, p. 206 (illustrated in situ in its preliminary state, fig. 260)

J.-H. Martin, Man Ray, Objets de mon affection, Sculptures et objets, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1983, p. 175 (illustrated in situ).



Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Cahiers d’Art, Man Ray, 1935, no. 8, p. 128 (illustrated).

London, New Burlington Galleries, The International Surrealist Exhibition, June - July 1936, no. 310, p. 27 (dated '1929').

Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, E.L.T. Mesens presénte Trois peintres surréalistes, René Magritte, Man Ray, Yves Tanguy, December 1937, no. 41.

London, The London Gallery Ltd, Man Ray, February 1939, no. 31, p. 3 (illustrated, p. 11).

Besançon, Palais Granvelle, Surréalisme et précurseurs, June 1961, no. 130, p. 46.

Los Angeles, County Museum of Art, Man Ray, October - December 1966, no. 36, p. 55 (illustrated p. 64, with incorrect dimensions).

New York, Cordier & Ekstrom, Man Ray, A Selection of Paintings, January - February 1970 (illustrated, with incorrect dimensions)

New York, The New York Cultural Center, Man Ray, Inventor, Painter, Poet, December 1974 - March 1975, no. 29 (illustrated, with incorrect dimensions); this exhibition later travelled to London, The Institute of Contemporary Arts, Man Ray, April - June 1975, no. 26 (with incorrect dimensions); and Rome, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Man Ray, l’occhio e il suo doppio, dipinti, collages, disegni, invenzioni fotografiche, oggetti d’affezione, libri, cinema, July - September 1975, no. 107 (illustrated).



Further Details

Andrew Strauss and Timothy Baum of the Man Ray Expertise Committee have confirmed the authenticity of this work under the reference number 00334-P-2024 and that it will be included in the Catalogue of Paintings of Man Ray, currently in preparation.
Artist:Man Ray (1890 - 1976)
Applied technique:Oil on canvas
Art style:Surrealism
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
Auction house category:Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings
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