ID 1178068
Lot 387 | Man Ray (1890-1976)
Estimate value
€ 15 000 – 20 000
Chess set
signé, daté, numéroté et inscrit 'LE ROI man Ray III/III 1965 KING' (sous le roi blanc); numéroté 'III/III' (sur le couvercle de la boîte)
32 pièces d'échecs en bois, dans leur boîte de rangement en bois
Boîte: 15.4 x 22.7 x 21.7 cm.
Hauteur du roi: 9.6 cm.
(33)Exécutée en 1965 dans une édition de 3 exemplaires
signed, dated, numbered and inscribed 'LE ROI man Ray III/III 1965 KING' (underneath the white king); numbered 'III/III' (on the box's lid)
32 wooden chess pieces, accompanied by their wooden storage box
Box: 6 1⁄8 x 8 7⁄8 x 8 5⁄8 in.
Height of the King: 3 ½ in.
Executed in 1965 in an edition of 3
Provenance
Collection Marion Meyer, Paris.
Literature
J.-H. Martin, B. Hermann, R. Krauss et Man Ray, Man Ray, Catalogue raisonné, Sculptures et objets, Objets de mon affection, Paris, 1983, p. 161 (autres versions illustrées).
Exhibited
Aschaffenbourg, Kunsthalle Jesuitenkirche, Man Ray, Magier auf Papier... und der Zauber der Dinge, juillet-octobre 2021, p. 150 (illustré en couleurs, p. 109).
Strasbourg, Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain, SurréAlice, Lewis Carroll et les Surréalistes, novembre 2022-février 2023, p. 242 (illustré en couleurs, p. 225).
Further details
Andrew Strauss et Timothy Baum du Man Ray Expertise Committee ont confirmé l’authenticité de cette œuvre sous la référence 00361-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 00361-O-2024 and that the edition of this work will be included in the Catalogue of Objects & Sculpture of Man Ray, currently in preparation.
Artist: | Man Ray (1890 - 1976) |
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Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
Artist: | Man Ray (1890 - 1976) |
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Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
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