Man Ray
Wallis Simpson
Lot #15 |
2021-10-05 |
Sotheby's, New York
Classic Photographs
Category:
Drawing
Estimate:
USD 10,000 - 15,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N10763
Auction name: Classic Photographs
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2021-10-05
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Photography
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 9 ⅛ by 7 in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
23.2
Width In Centimeters:
17.8
Height In Inches:
9.125
Width In Inches:
7
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Provenance
Collection of Wallis Simpson, The Duchess of Windsor Private European collection Private collection, New York Ann Yaffe Phillips Fine Art, New York, 2004
Literature
Terence Pepper, Man Ray Portraits (New Haven, 2013), pl. 118 (the full negative) cf. Clément Chéroux, ed., Man Ray. Portraits. Paris--Hollywood--Paris (Munich, 2011), p. 236
Catalog summary
Man Ray 1890 - 1976 Wallis Simpson gelatin silver print, tipped to a paper mount, signed and annotated 'Paris' in pencil on the mount, the photographer's 'Man Ray - 8 rue du Val-de-Grâce, Paris 5e - France, Danton 92-25' studio stamp (Manford M9) on the reverse, framed, 1935 image: 9 ⅛ by 7 in. (23.2 by 17.8 cm.) frame: 18 by 15 ½ in. (45.7 by 39.4 cm.) Provenance Collection of Wallis Simpson, The Duchess of Windsor Private European collection Private collection, New York Ann Yaffe Phillips Fine Art, New York, 2004 Literature Terence Pepper, Man Ray Portraits (New Haven, 2013), pl. 118 (the full negative) cf. Clément Chéroux, ed., Man Ray. Portraits. Paris--Hollywood--Paris (Munich, 2011), p. 236