Man Ray
Solitaire , 1971 (Executed)
Lot #226 |
2021-03-19 |
Sotheby's, London
Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale Including Works from the Collection of Marina Picasso
Category:
Sculpture
Estimate:
GBP 4,000 - 6,000 (currency of sale)
USD 5,504 - 8,256 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: L21004
Auction name: Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale Including Works from the Collection of Marina Picasso
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London
Start date: 2021-03-19
End date: 2021-03-26
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
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Genre: Modern Art
Department: Sculpture & 3D Art
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Edition: 8
Edition notes: Edition 4/8.
Year notes: Executed in 1971.
Provenance
Private Collection (acquired from the artist. Sold: Sotheby's, London, 27 March 1985, lot 200.iii) Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Man Ray, mains libres (exhibition catalogue), Galleria Il Fauno, Turin, 1972, another cast illustrated , n.p. Janus, Man Ray , Milan, 1973, n.n., another cast illustrated pl. 145 Janus, Man Ray, Tutti gli Scritti , Milan, 1981, another cast illustrated pp. 221, 401, 412-13 & 454 Man Ray (exhibition catalogue), The Bunkamura Museum of Art, Tokyo, 1991-92, no. 147-56, another cast illustrated pp. 90-92 Catalogue note This model comes from a series of 10 bronzes executed in 1971 after a set of drawings that Man Ray executed for Les mains libres , a book of poems by Paul Eluard published in 1937.
Catalog summary
Property from a Private Collection, Europe Man Ray 1890 - 1976 Solitaire inscribed with the artist's monogram and numbered 4/8 bronze Height (not including base): 38.4cm., 15 1/8 in. Cast in bronze by the Fratelli Barberis Foundry and published by Il Fauno, Turin in 1971 in an edition of 8 plus 2 artist's proofs. Andrew Strauss and Timothy Baum of the Man Ray Expertise Committee have confirmed the authenticity of this work and that the edition of this work will be included in the Catalogue of Objects & Sculptures of Man Ray, currently in preparation. Provenance Private Collection (acquired from the artist. Sold: Sotheby's, London, 27 March 1985, lot 200.iii) Purchased at the above sale by the present owner Literature Man Ray, mains libres (exhibition catalogue), Galleria Il Fauno, Turin, 1972, another cast illustrated , n.p. Janus, Man Ray , Milan, 1973, n.n., another cast illustrated pl. 145 Janus, Man Ray, Tutti gli Scritti , Milan, 1981, another cast illustrated pp. 221, 401, 412-13 & 454 Man Ray (exhibition catalogue), The Bunkamura Museum of Art, Tokyo, 1991-92, no. 147-56, another cast illustrated pp. 90-92 Catalogue note This model comes from a series of 10 bronzes executed in 1971 after a set of drawings that Man Ray executed for Les mains libres , a book of poems by Paul Eluard published in 1937.