Lot Essay
To be included in the catalogue of the paintings of Man Ray being prepared by Andrew Strauss and Timothy Baum.
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L'arbre est une rose
Details
Man Ray (1890-1976)
L'arbre est une rose
signed and dated 'Man Ray 1938' (lower right)
oil on canvas
51 7/8 x 38 in. (129.3 x 96.5 cm.)
Painted in 1938
L'arbre est une rose
signed and dated 'Man Ray 1938' (lower right)
oil on canvas
51 7/8 x 38 in. (129.3 x 96.5 cm.)
Painted in 1938
Provenance
Galleria Il Fauno, Turin (titled 'L'arbre rose').
Luciano Anselmino, Turin.
Acquired from the above by the father of the present owner.
Luciano Anselmino, Turin.
Acquired from the above by the father of the present owner.
Literature
'Man Ray' in Janus, Milan, 1973 (illustrated fig. 43).
A. Schwarz, Man Ray. The Rigour of Imagination, London, 1977, no. 106, p. 362 (illustrated p. 93).
'Man Ray' in Janus, Milan, 1990 (illustrated fig. 20).
A. Schwarz, Man Ray. The Rigour of Imagination, London, 1977, no. 106, p. 362 (illustrated p. 93).
'Man Ray' in Janus, Milan, 1990 (illustrated fig. 20).
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Beaux-Arts, Exposition Internationale du Surréalisme, 1938, no. 187.
Munich, Haus der Kunst, Der Surrealismus, March - May 1972, no. 384.
Amsterdam, Galerie Robert, Surréalisteche Schilderkunst, 1938, no. 106 (dated '1937').
Paris, Musée des Arts décoratifs, Le Surréalisme, 1922-1942, June 1972, no. 369 (illustrated).
Rome, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Man Ray, L'occhio e il suo doppio, dipinti, collages, disegni, invenzioni fotografiche, oggetti d'affezione, libri, cinema, 1975, no. 126 (illustrated).
Turin, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Man Ray, la costruzione dei sensi, October 1995 - January 1996, (illustrated p. 112).
Nice, Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain, Man Ray, Rétrospective 1912-1976, February - June 1997, (illustrated p. 145).
Munich, Haus der Kunst, Der Surrealismus, March - May 1972, no. 384.
Amsterdam, Galerie Robert, Surréalisteche Schilderkunst, 1938, no. 106 (dated '1937').
Paris, Musée des Arts décoratifs, Le Surréalisme, 1922-1942, June 1972, no. 369 (illustrated).
Rome, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Man Ray, L'occhio e il suo doppio, dipinti, collages, disegni, invenzioni fotografiche, oggetti d'affezione, libri, cinema, 1975, no. 126 (illustrated).
Turin, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Man Ray, la costruzione dei sensi, October 1995 - January 1996, (illustrated p. 112).
Nice, Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain, Man Ray, Rétrospective 1912-1976, February - June 1997, (illustrated p. 145).
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