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Man Ray (1890–1976)

Lot 311
11.04.2024 14:00UTC +01:00
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€ 60 480
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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Lot 311 | Man Ray (1890–1976)
Estimate value
€ 15 000 – 20 000
Man Ray (1890–1976)

Trompe l'œuf

signé, numéroté et inscrit 'Trompe l'Œuf H.C. à Marcel Zerbib Man Ray' (sur une carte de visite de l'artiste au revers)

siège de W.C. en bakélite et tirage argentique d'un œuf d'autruche, tiré dans les années 1950, montés sur un panneau de bois peint

60 x 49.5 x 9 cm.

Exécuté entre 1963 et 1968 dans une édition de 10 exemplaires plus des épreuves d'artiste, publiée par Marcel Zerbib, Paris



signed, numbered and inscribed 'Trompe l'Œuf H.C. à Marcel Zerbib Man Ray' (on the artist's card on the reverse)

bakelite toilet seat and gelatin silver print of an ostrich egg, printed 1950s, mounted on a painted wooden panel

23 5⁄8 x 19 3⁄8 x 3 ½ in.

Executed between 1963 and 1968 in an edition of 10 plus artist’s proofs, published by Marcel Zerbib, Paris





Provenance

Collection Marcel et Marion Zerbib-Meyer, Paris (don de l'artiste).



Literature

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

Janus, Man Ray, Milan, 1973, p. 31, no. 121 (une autre version illustrée, fig. 31).

R. Penrose, Man Ray, Londres, 1975, p. 206, no. 131 (une autre version illustrée, p. 197; titré 'Le Marteau').

J.-H. Martin, B. Hermann, R. Krauss et Man Ray, Man Ray, Catalogue raisonné, Sculptures et objets, Objets de mon affection, Paris, 1983, p. 155, no. 144 (une autre épreuve illustrée, p. 117).



Further details

Andrew Strauss et Timothy Baum du Man Ray Expertise Committee ont confirmé l’authenticité de cette œuvre sous la référence 00410-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 00410-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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