Man Ray
Chess set
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20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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14,000 GBP
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Description
Man Ray
1890 - 1976
Chess set
inscribed with the initials MR and numbered 6/25 (on the reverse of the red king)
thirty-two red and silver anodized aluminium chess pieces with plastic chess board
height of the king: 5.6 cm. 2¼ in.
chessboard: 34 by 34 cm. 13⅜ by 13⅜ in.
Conceived and created by Galleria Il Fauno, Turin in 1972. This work is number 6 from an edition of 25 plus 3 artist's proofs.
Andrew Strauss and Timothy Baum of the Man Ray Expertise Committee have confirmed the authenticity of this work under reference 00611-O-2025 and that the edition of this work will be included in the Catalogue of Objects & Sculpture of Man Ray, currently in preparation.
Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York
Private Collection (acquired from the above)
Christie's, London, 23 June 2004, lot 247 (consigned by the above)
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Exh. Cat., Rome, Galleria Il Collezionista d'Arte Contemporanea, Man Ray, Opere 1914-1973, 1973, p. 59, another example illustrated
Roland Penrose, Man Ray, London, 1975, no. 117, p. 176, another example illustrated
Jean-Hubert Martin, ed., Man Ray, Objets de mon affection, Paris, 1983, p. 161, another example illustrated
Larry List, Permanent Attraction: Man Ray & Chess. Dada & Surrealist Chess Art, Munich, 2025, fig. 17.9, p. 198, another example illustrated in colour
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