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Man Ray (1890-1976)

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Lot 57 | Man Ray (1890-1976)
Man Ray (1890-1976)Optical Hopes and Illusionssigné, daté et inscrit 'Optical Hopes....... Man Ray Hollywood 1944' (en dessous)banjo en bois, lentille convexe, corde et balle de liègeHauteur: 54.2 cm.Conçu et exécuté à Hollywood en 1944; cette œuvre est uniquesigned, dated and inscribed 'Optical Hopes....... Man Ray Hollywood 1944' (underneath)wooden banjo, convex lens, string and cork ballHeight: 21 1⁄4 in.Conceived and executed in Hollywood in 1944; this work is unique Provenance Pierre Matisse, New York (probablement acquis auprès de l’artiste).Patricia Kane Matisse, New York (avant 1961).Jacqueline Matisse Monnier, France (don de celle-ci). Literature Man Ray, Oggetti d'affezione, Turin, 1970, no. 74 (illustré). A. Schwarz, Man Ray, The Rigour of Imagination, Londres, 1977, p. 370, no. 333 (illustré, p. 218; daté '1939').J.-H. Martin, B. Hermann, R. Krauss et Man Ray, Man Ray, Catalogue raisonné, Sculptures et objets, Objets de mon affection, Paris, 1983, p. 150, no. 75 (une autre version illustrée, p. 94).M. Foresta et al., Man Ray, Paris, 1989, p. 296, no. 249 (illustrée en couleurs; daté '1945'). Janus, Man Ray, Œuvres, Paris, 1990, fig. 94 (illustré en couleurs). Exhibited New York, The Museum of Modern Art; Dallas, The Dallas Museum for Contemporary Arts et San Francisco, San Francisco Museum of Art, The Art of Assemblage, octobre 1961-avril 1962, no. 175.Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Man Ray, octobre-décembre 1966, p. 64, no. 161 (illustré, p.126).Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen et Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Man Ray, septembre 1971-février 1972, p. 149, no. 170 (illustré, p. 83).New York, The Museum of Modern Art; Dallas, The Dallas Museum for Contemporary Arts; San Francisco, The San Francisco Museum of Art, The Art of Assemblage, octobre 1961- avril 1962, p. 162, no. 175.New York, The New York Cultural Center, Man Ray, Inventor, Painter, Poet, décembre 1974- mars 1975, no. 140. New York, Zabriskie Gallery, Man Ray, Objects of my affection, janvier-février 1985. Washington D.C, National Museum of American Art et Philadelphie, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Perpetual Motif, The art of Man Ray, décembre 1988-janvier 1990, p. 296, no. 249 (illustré en couleurs). Special notice Artist's Resale Right ("droit de Suite").If the Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer also agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent. Please note that in addition to the regular Buyer’s premium, a commission of 5.5% inclusive of VAT of the hammer price will be charged to the buyer. It will be refunded to the Buyer upon proof of export of the lot outside the European Union within the legal time limit. (Please refer to section VAT refunds).
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