ID 1334563
Lot 421 | MAN RAY (1890-1976)
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 50 000
Swiftly Walk over the Western Wave
signed with initials and dated 'MR 40' (lower right); signed and dated again 'Man Ray 1940' (on the reverse)
oil on board
6 ¼ x 9 ½ in. (15.6 x 24 cm.)
Painted in 1940
Provenance
Cordier & Ekstrom Gallery, New York.
Maurice and Suzanne Vanderwoude, New York (acquired from the above 1970, until at least 1990).
Vanderwoude Tannenbaum Gallery, New York.
Penny and Elton Yasuna, Florida (acquired from the above, 1993); sale, Christie's, New York, 9 November 2000, lot 259.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
S. Alexandrian, Man Ray, Paris, 1973, p. 19 (illustrated in color).
Janus, Man Ray: Oeuvres 1909-1972, Milan, 1973, no. 29 (illustrated in color).
A. Schwarz, Man Ray: The Rigour of Imagination, New York, 1977, pp. 76 and 363, no. 126 (illustrated, p. 97).
Exhibited
Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen; Paris, Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, and Humblebaek, Denmark, Louisiana Museum, Man Ray, September 1971-April 1972, p. 118, no. 26 (illustrated, p. 42).
New Brunswick, Rutgers University Art Gallery, Surrealism and American Art: 1931-1949, March-April 1977, p. 103, no. 120 (illustrated).
Washington D.C., National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution; Los Angeles, The Museum of Contemporary Art; Houston, The Menil Collection, and The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Perpetual Motif: The Art of Man Ray, December 1988-January 1990, pp. 223 and 281-283 (illustrated in color, p. 282, fig. 231).
St. Petersburg, Salvador Dalí Museum; The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art at The University of Chicago and Dennis, Cape Museum of Fine Arts, Surrealism in America During the 1930s and 1940s, Selections from the Penny and Elton Yasuna Collection, November 1998-September 2000, pp.150-152 (illustrated in color, p. 86, fig. 58).
Further details
Andrew Strauss and Timothy Baum of the Man Ray Expertise Committee have confirmed the authenticity of this work under reference 00452-P-2024 and that this work will be included in the Catalogue of Paintings of Man Ray, currently in preparation.
Artist: | Man Ray (1890 - 1976) |
---|---|
Art style: | Modern art, Surrealism |
Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
Artist: | Man Ray (1890 - 1976) |
---|---|
Art style: | Modern art, Surrealism |
Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
---|---|---|
Preview |
| |
Phone | +44 (0)20 7839 9060 | |
Buyer Premium | see on Website | |
Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |
More from Creator
Related terms
Frequently asked questions
First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.