Le toil

Details

Man Ray (1890-1976)
Le toil
signed, dated and inscribed '11 / 12-40 Man Ray le toil' (lower right)
pen and India ink on paper
12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.8 cm.)
Executed in 1940

Provenance

Gérard Bouchetal, Paris, by whom acquired directly from the artist, circa 1969; sale, Sotheby's, Paris, 3 December 2008, lot 25.
Acquired at the above sale.

Exhibited

Paris, Château de Bagatelle, Man Ray: 360 degrés de libertés, March - June 1989, n.p. (titled 'Le toit').
London, Serpentine Gallery, Man Ray, January - March 1995, n.p. (titled 'Le toit').
Nice, Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain, Man Ray: Rétrospective 1912-1976, February - June 1997 (ex. cat.).

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Lot Essay

Andrew Strauss and Timothy Baum of the Man Ray Expertise Committee have confirmed the authenticity of this work and that it will be included in the Catalogue of the Objects and Sculpture of Man Ray, currently in preparation.

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