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Man Ray (1890-1976)

Lot 481
11.04.2024 14:00UTC +01:00
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AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 1178206
Lot 481 | Man Ray (1890-1976)
Estimate value
€ 8 000 – 12 000
Man Ray (1890-1976)

Abacus

signé, daté et inscrit '"ABACUS" Man Ray 1966 à Marcel Zerbib' (au revers); avec la signature, la date et l'inscription (sur une étiquette sur la cadre)

bois, carton et liège, montés sur Isorel peint, dans le cadre de l'artiste

24.1 x 33 cm.

Exécuté en 1966; cette œuvre est unique



signed, dated and inscribed '"ABACUS" Man Ray 1966 à Marcel Zerbib' (on the reverse); with the signature, the date and the inscription (on a label on the frame)

wood, cardboard and cork, mounted on painted Masonite, in the artist’s frame

9 ½ x 13 in.

Executed in 1966; this work is unique





Provenance

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



Exhibited

Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen; Paris, Musée National d'art moderne et Humblebaek, Louisiana Museum, Man Ray, septembre 1971-avril 1972, p. 130, no. 77.

Paris, Galerie Marion Meyer, Man Ray, Assemblages, mai 1990, no. 32 (illustré).

Tokyo, The Bunkamura Museum of Art; Takamatsu, City Museum of Art; Ibaraki, Tsukuba Museum of Art; Okayama, Prefectural Museum of Art; Akita, Senshu Museum of Art et Itami, City Museum of Art, Man Ray et ses amis, juillet 1991-février 1992, p. 140, no. 139 (illustré en couleurs, p. 83).

Nice, Musée d'art moderne et d'art contemporain, Man Ray, Rétrospective; 1912-1976, février-juin 1997, p. 336.

Fukui, Fine Arts Museum; Okazaki, Mindscape Museum; Saitama, The Museum of Modern Art; Yamanashi, Prefectural Museum of Art et Tokushima, The Modern Art Museum, Man Ray, I am an enigma, juin 2004-mars 2005, p. 255, no. 271 (illustré en couleurs, p. 180).

Malaga, Fundación Picasso-Museo Casa Natal, Man Ray, Yo soy un enigma, mai-juillet 2006, p. 260.

Aschaffenbourg, Kunsthalle Jesuitenkirche, Man Ray, Magier auf Papier... und der Zauber der Dinge, juillet-octobre 2021, p. 151 (illustré en couleurs, p. 119).



Further details

Andrew Strauss et Timothy Baum du Man Ray Expertise Committee ont confirmé l’authenticité de cette œuvre sous la référence 00387-O-2024 et que 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 00387-O-2024 and that this work will be included in the Catalogue of Objects & Sculpture of Man Ray, currently in preparation.
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