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Man Ray (1890-1976)

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Auction dateClassic
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ID 1178075
Lot 407 | Man Ray (1890-1976)
Man Ray (1890-1976)

Les Mains Libres

(i) Portrait imaginaire du marquis de Sade

(ii) Belle main

(iii) Pouvoir

(iv) La Femme et son poisson

(v) Solitaire

(vi) Nu

(vii) Le Pont brisé

(viii) Narcisse

(ix) Main et fruits

(x) Autoportrait

(i) à (v) et (vii) à (x): signé des initiales et numéroté 'MR 2⁄8'

(vi): signé des initiales et numéroté 'MR 1⁄8' (sur la jambe gauche)

bronze à patine brun doré

(i) Hauteur: 42 cm.

(ii) 17 x 36 x 23 cm.

(iii) Hauteur: 41.7 cm.

(iv) 41.7 x 57.8 cm.

(v) Hauteur: 39.3 cm.

(vi) Hauteur: 41 cm.

(vii) 41.5 x 57.4 cm.

(viii) Hauteur: 38.7 cm.

(ix) Hauteur: 24 cm.

(x) Hauteur: 30.4 cm.

(10)Conçu et exécuté en 1971 dans une édition de 8 exemplaires plus des épreuves d'artiste, publiée par Galleria Il Fauno, Turin



(i) to (v) and (vii) to (x): signed with the initials and numbered 'MR 2⁄8'

(vi): signed with the initials and numbered 'MR 1⁄8' (on the left leg)

bronze with golden-brown patina

(i) Height: 16 ½ in.

(ii) 6 ¾ x 14 1⁄8 x 9 1⁄8 in.

(iii) Height: 16 ¼ in.

(iv) 16 3⁄8 x 22 ¾ in.

(v) Height: 15 ½ in.

(vi) Height: 16 1⁄8 in.

(vii) 16 3⁄8 in. x 22 5⁄8 in.

(viii) Height: 15 ¼ in.

(ix) Height: 9 ½ in.

(x) Height: 12 in.

Conceived and executed in 1971 in an edition of 8 plus artist's proofs, published by Galleria Il Fauno, Turin

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Provenance

Collection Marion Meyer, Paris.



Literature

(i), (ii), (iv) à (vi) et (x) Janus, Man Ray, Milan, 1973, p. 32, nos. 143-148 (autres épreuves illustrées, figs. 143-148).

(i) à (viii) et (x) J.-H. Martin, B. Hermann, R. Krauss et Man Ray, Man Ray, Catalogue raisonné, Sculptures et objets, Objets de mon affection, Paris, 1983, p. 165.



Exhibited

(i) et (x) Aschaffenbourg, Kunsthalle Jesuitenkirche, Man Ray, Magier auf Papier... und der Zauber der Dinge, juillet-octobre 2021, p. 152 et 153 (illustrés en couleurs, p. 139 et 141).

(ii) à (ix) 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. 263, nos. 156-163 (illustrés en couleurs, p. 131-135; (vi) erronément numéroté '2⁄8').



Further details

Andrew Strauss et Timothy Baum du Man Ray Expertise Committee ont confirmé l’authenticité de chacune des dix œuvres sous les références 00359-O-2024-I à 00359-O-2024-X et que l’édition de chaque œuvre sera incluse dans le Catalogue des Objets et Sculptures de Man Ray, actuellement en cours de preparation.

Andrew Strauss and Timothy Baum of the Man Ray Expertise Committee have confirmed the authenticity of each of the ten works under references 00359-O-2024-I to 00359-O-2024-X and that the edition of each 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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