Provenance
Private Collection (acquired from the artist. Sold: Sotheby's, London, 27 March 1985, lot 200.viii) Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Janus, Man Ray , Milan,Ā 1973, n.n., another cast illustrated pl. 146 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 Nu inscribed with the artist's monogramĀ and numbered 4/8 bronze Height (not including base): 39cm., 15 3/8 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 theĀ 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.viii) Purchased at the above sale by the present owner Literature Janus, Man Ray , Milan,Ā 1973, n.n., another cast illustrated pl. 146 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.