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Man Ray (1890-1976)

Lot 302
11.04.2024 14:00UTC +01:00
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ID 1178071
Lot 302 | Man Ray (1890-1976)
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Man Ray (1890-1976)

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signé, numéroté et inscrit 'Man Ray 5⁄9 F.N.B.BRUX.' (sur la terrasse); signé, daté et inscrit '"SCULPTURE" BY ITSELF I MAN RAY 1918' (à l'arrière)

bronze à patine brun doré monté sur une base en bronze blanc

Hauteur: 42.5 cm.

Exécuté en 1966 dans une édition de 9 exemplaires plus des épreuves d'artiste, publiée par Marcel Zerbib, Paris; d'après l'objet original en bois de 1918



signed, numbered and inscribed 'Man Ray 5⁄9 F.N.B.BRUX.' (on the top of the base); signed, dated and inscribed '"SCULPTURE" BY ITSELF I MAN RAY 1918' (at the back)

bronze with golden-brown patina mounted on a white bronze base

Height: 16 ¾ in.

Executed in 1966 in an edition of 9 plus artist’s proofs, published by Marcel Zerbib, Paris; after the original wood object of 1918





Provenance

Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, LLC., New York.

Collection Marion Meyer, Paris (acquis auprès de celui-ci en 2016).



Literature

M. Zerbib, Objets de mon affection, Paris, 1968 (une autre épreuve illustrée).

Janus, Man Ray, Milan, 1973, p. 29, no. 18 (une autre épreuve illustrée, fig. 18).

R. Penrose, Man Ray, Londres, 1975, p. 204, no. 27 (une autre épreuve illustrée, p. 60).

A. Schwarz, Man Ray, The Rigour of Imagination, Londres, 1977, p. 367, no. 248 (une autre version illustrée, p. 145).

J.-H. Martin, B. Hermann, R. Krauss et Man Ray, Man Ray, Catalogue raisonné, Sculptures et objets, Objets de mon affection, Paris, 1983, p. 139, no. 6 (la version en bois illustrée, p. 23).



Exhibited

New York, Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, Man Ray Continued And Noticed, septembre-novembre 2016, p. 51, no. 22 (illustré).

Bruxelles, Galerie Maruani Mercier, From Man Ray to Mariën, An Idea of Surrealism, janvier-mars 2021 (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. 257, no. 19 (illustré en couleurs, p. 34).



Further details

Andrew Strauss et Timothy Baum du Man Ray Expertise Committee ont confirmé l’authenticité de cette œuvre sous la référence 00367-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 00367-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
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