Man Ray
Pêchage
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Man Ray
1890 - 1976
Pêchage
signed with the initials MR, titled and numbered 2/9
plastic peaches, cotton wool and oil assembled in a wooden box
36 by 24 by 11.5 cm. 14⅛ by 9⅜ by 4½ in.
Conceived in 1969 and created by Galleria Il Fauno, Turin in 1972. This work is number 2 from an edition of 9 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 00536-O-2025 and that the edition of this work will be included in the Catalogue of Objects & Sculpture of Man Ray, currently in preparation.
Galleria Il Fauno, Turin
Alexander Iolas, Paris
Acquired from the above on 1 June 1976 by the present owner
Janus, Man Ray, Milan, 1973, no. 136, n.p., another version illustrated in colour
Roland Penrose, Man Ray, London, 1975, no. XIX, n.p., another version illustrated in colour
Arturo Schwarz, Man Ray The Rigour of Imagination, London, 1977, no. 323, p. 184, another version illustrated in colour
Jean-Hubert Martin, ed., Man Ray, Objets de mon affection, Paris, 1983, no. 170, another example illustrated in colour on the front cover; p. 131, another example illustrated; p. 157, listed
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