Lot Essay
The view of the artist's studio on the rue Campagne Première shows the object Dancer/Danger of 1920, formerly in the collection of André Breton. This image was published in Vu, 23 May 1928.
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Coin du Studio rue Campagne Première; and Juliet and Man Ray in the rue Ferou studio
Details
MAN RAY and RENÉ BASSET (ACTIVE 1960s)
Coin du Studio rue Campagne Première; and Juliet and Man Ray in the rue Ferou studio
2 gelatin silver prints. 1926; and 1960s. The first titled in an unknown hand in pencil and annotated (Dancer-coll. Breton) in an unknown hand in ink on the mount; Art News credit stamp on the reverse of the mount; the second with René Basset 21, rue Childebert, Lyon credit stamp on the verso.
9 x 6 5/8in. (22.8 x 16.9cm.); and 4 3/8 x 6 5/8in. (11.2 x 16.9cm.) (2)
Coin du Studio rue Campagne Première; and Juliet and Man Ray in the rue Ferou studio
2 gelatin silver prints. 1926; and 1960s. The first titled in an unknown hand in pencil and annotated (Dancer-coll. Breton) in an unknown hand in ink on the mount; Art News credit stamp on the reverse of the mount; the second with René Basset 21, rue Childebert, Lyon credit stamp on the verso.
9 x 6 5/8in. (22.8 x 16.9cm.); and 4 3/8 x 6 5/8in. (11.2 x 16.9cm.) (2)
Provenance
Property from the Estate of Juliet Man Ray, The Man Ray Trust & The Family of Juliet Man Ray, Sotheby's, London, 23 March 1995, lots 103 and 553.
Literature
International Center of Photography, Man Ray in Fashion, p. 42.
Exhibited
The first: Man Ray in Fashion: The Harper Bazaar Years, New York, London and Paris, 1990-92.