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Man Ray (1890-1976)

Lot 419
11.04.2024 14:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 419 | Man Ray (1890-1976)
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Man Ray (1890-1976)

Mr. Knife and Miss Fork

signé des initiales 'MR' (en bas à droite) et numéroté 'E.A. II/IV' (en bas à gauche); signé, daté et inscrit '"Mr. Knife and Miss Fork" Man Ray-73' (au dos)

couteau et fourchette en métal argenté, perles en bois dans un filet de ficelle, cercle à repriser, montés sur un plateau en bois doublé de tissu rouge

34 x 22.8 x 4 cm.

Exécuté en 1973 dans une édition de 9 exemplaires plus 4 épreuves d'artiste (numérotées en chiffres romains), publiée par Galleria Il Fauno, Turin; d'après l'objet original de 1944



signed with the initials 'MR' (lower right) and numbered 'E.A. II/IV' (lower left); signed, dated and inscribed '"Mr. Knife and Miss Fork" Man Ray-73' (at the back)

silver-plated knife and fork, wooden beads in a string netting, darning hoop, mounted on a red fabric-lined wooden tray

13 3⁄8 x 9 x 1 5⁄8 in.

Executed in 1973 in an edition of 9 plus 4 artist's proofs (numbered in Roman numerals), published by Galleria Il Fauno, Turin; after the original object of 1944





Provenance

Galerie Il Fauno, Turin.

Collection Marion Meyer, Paris (acquis auprès de celle-ci).



Literature

Man Ray, Self-Portrait, New York, 1963, pl. 248 (une autre épreuve illustrée en couleurs).

R. Penrose, Man Ray, Londres, 1975, p. 206, no. 105 (une autre épreuve illustrée, p. 153).

A. Schwarz, Man Ray, The Rigour of Imagination, Londres, 1977, p. 369, no. 314 (une autre épreuve illustrée, p. 179).

J.-H. Martin, B. Hermann, R. Krauss et Man Ray, Man Ray, Catalogue raisonné, Sculptures et objets, Objets de mon affection, Paris, 1983, p. 150, no. 76 (une autre épreuve illustrée, p. 74).



Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Marion Meyer, Man Ray, Assemblages, mai 1990, no. 15 (illustré).

Genève, Galerie Sonia Zannettaci, Man Ray, Transformations-Transfigurations, septembre-octobre 1990, p. 42, no. 24 (illustré, p. 39).

Paris, Galerie Thorigny, Man Ray "Pour Juliet", mars-avril 1991.

Tokyo, The Bunkamura Museum of Art; Takamatsu, City Museum of Art; Ibaraki, Tsukuba Museum of Art; Okayama, Prefectural Museum of Art; Akita, Senshu Museum of Art et Itami, City Museum of Art, Man Ray et ses amis, juillet 1991-février 1992, p. 138, no. 111 (illustré, p. 72).

Oakland, Oakland Museum, Pacific dreams, Currents of Surrealism and fantasy in California Art, 1934-1957, février-juin 1995, no. 110.

Fukui, Fine Arts Museum; Okazaki, Mindscape Museum; Saitama, The Museum of Modern Art; Yamanashi, Prefectural Museum of Art et Tokushima, Modern Art Museum, Man Ray, I am an enigma, juin 2004-mars 2005, p. 255, no. 259 (illustré en couleurs, p. 176).

Pontevedra, Centro Social Caixanova, Man Ray, septembre-octobre 2009, p. 48 (illustré en couleurs).

Bogota, Museo de Arte Banco de la República, Man Ray, Colección Marion Meyer, octobre 2010-février 2011, p. 123 (illustré en couleurs).

Francfort, Schirn Kunsthalle, Surreal Objects, Three-Dimensional Works from Dalí to Man Ray, février-mai 2011, p. 253, no. 18 (illustré en couleurs et illustré en couleurs, p. 199).

Vienne, Bank Austria Kunstforum, Man Ray, février-juin 2018, p. 232 (illustré en couleurs, p. 130).

Madrid, Fundación Canal, Man Ray, Objetos de ensueño, janvier-avril 2019, p. 94 (illustré en couleurs).

Tokyo, The Bunkamura Museum of Art; Nagano, Prefectural Art Museum; Niigita, City Art Museum et Hayama Kanagawa, The Museum of Modern Art, Man Ray and the Women, juillet 2021-janvier 2023, p. 264, no. 184 (illustré en couleurs, p. 157).

Gênes, Palazzo Ducale, Man Ray, Opere 1912-1975, mars-juillet 2023, p. 167 (illustré en couleurs, p. 166).



Further details

Andrew Strauss et Timothy Baum du Man Ray Expertise Committee ont confirmé l’authenticité de cette œuvre sous la référence 00352-O-2024 et que l’édition de cette œuvre sera incluse dans le Catalogue des Objets et Sculptures de Man Ray, actuellement en cours de préparation.

Andrew Strauss and Timothy Baum of the Man Ray Expertise Committee have confirmed the authenticity of this work under reference 00352-O-2024 and that the edition of this work will be included in the Catalogue of Objects & Sculpture of Man Ray, currently in preparation.
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