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Man Ray (1890-1976)

Lot 344
11.04.2024 14:00UTC +01:00
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Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 1178069
Lot 344 | Man Ray (1890-1976)
Estimate value
€ 15 000 – 20 000
Man Ray (1890-1976)

Phare de la harpe

incisé avec la signature, la date et l'inscription 'Phare de la Harpe Man Ray 1967' (sur la semelle du fer); avec la signature, la signature en japonais et la numérotation ‘Man Ray 10⁄15’ (au recto de la carte de visite de l’artiste); avec la signature et l’inscription ‘Man Ray PHARE DE LA HARPE’ (au verso de la carte de visite de l’artiste)

fer à repasser partiellement chromé

Hauteur: 16.1 cm.

Exécuté en 1967 dans une édition de 15 exemplaires plus des épreuves d'artiste (parallèlement à une autre édition de 50 exemplaires); les deux comme variantes du Cadeau original de 1921



incised with the signature, the date and the inscription 'Phare de la Harpe Man Ray 1967' (on the iron sole); with the signature, the signature in Japanese and the numbering ‘Man Ray 10⁄15’ (on the recto of the artist’s card); with the signature and the inscription ‘Man Ray PHARE DE LA HARPE’ (on the verso of the artist’s card)

partially chrome-plated iron

Height: 6 3⁄8 in.

Executed in 1967 in an edition of 15 plus artist’s proofs (alongside another edition of 50); both variants of the original Cadeau of 1921





Provenance

Collection Marion Meyer, Paris.



Literature

A. Schwarz, Man Ray, The Rigour of Imagination, Londres, 1977, p. 370, no. 337 (une autre épreuve illustrée, p. 218).

J.-H. Martin, B. Hermann, R. Krauss et Man Ray, Man Ray, Catalogue raisonné, Sculptures et objets, Objets de mon affection, Paris, 1983, p. 156, no. 165 (une autre épreuve illustrée, p. 147).



Exhibited

New York, Luxembourg+Co, Man Ray, Other Objects, septembre-décembre 2023, p. 48, fig. 18 (illustré en couleurs).



Further details

Andrew Strauss et Timothy Baum du Man Ray Expertise Committee ont confirmé l’authenticité de cette œuvre sous la référence 00360-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 00360-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)
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Bronze
Auction house category:Sculptures, Statues & Figures
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