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MAN RAY
Rayograph, 1931 , 1931 (Executed)
Lot #22 |
2005-11-01 |
Christie's, London
PHOTOGRAPHS
Category:
Photograph
Estimate:
GBP 40,000 - 60,000 (currency of sale)
USD 72,800 - 109,200 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Christie's
Auction number: 7141
Auction name: PHOTOGRAPHS
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London
Start date: 2005-11-01
End date: 2005-11-01
Currency: GBP
Source:
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Photography
Department: Photography & Video
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Dimensions: 11 3/8 x 8 7/8in. (29 x 22.5cm.)
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
29
Width In Centimeters:
22.5
Height In Inches:
11.417
Width In Inches:
8.858
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Edition: Unique
Edition notes: Unique gelatin silver print
Year notes: Executed in 1931.
Provenance
Provenance<br> <br> <br> <br> With Galerie Fey & Nothelfer, Berlin;<br> <br> with Galleria Milano, Milan, 1970;<br> <br> to the present owner, 1971.
Exhibited
Exhibited<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Man Ray: disegni, Rayografie, fotografie, incisioni, edizioni numerate, duecentoventi opere: 1912-1971<br> <br> , Milan, Galleria Milano, June 1971;<br> <br> La fotografia tra le due guerre<br> <br> , Milan, Galleria Milano, Summer 1996;<br> <br> Le Arti della Fotografia<br> <br> , Varese, Museo d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, 1998.
Literature
Literature<br> <br> <br> <br> This print was illustrated in A. Madesani, Exhibition catalogue,<br> <br> La fotografia tra le due guerre<br> <br> , Milan, Galleria Milano, 1996, no.66; Exhibition catalogue,<br> <br> Le Arti della Fotografia<br> <br> , Varese, Museo d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, 1998, p.47; E. de l'Ecotais,<br> <br> Man Ray: Rayographies<br> <br> , Paris, 2002, pp.145, 257, cat.223, there upside down.<br> <br> <br> For a related Rayograph, see: E. de l'Ecotais,<br> <br> Man Ray: Rayographies<br> <br> , Paris, 2002, p.257, cat.224.
Catalog summary
MAN RAY Rayograph, 1931 unique gelatin silver print signed and dated 'Man Ray - 31' in pencil on recto; annotated 'Haut' by photographer, 'Rayogram' and '(Originale)' probably in another hand in pencil, 'Man Ray/31 bis, Rue/Campagne Première/Paris XIVe' credit stamp on verso 11 3/8 x 8 7/8in. (29 x 22.5cm.)