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Herbert Lust: Collector, Scholar, Friend
MAN RAY (1890-1976)
Cadeau
Details
MAN RAY (1890-1976)
Cadeau
signed and numbered '7⁄11 Man Ray' (on the left side); dated, titled and inscribed 'CADEAU Série II-1970' (on the right side)
painted steel flat-iron with tacks
6 5⁄8 x 4 x 4 7⁄8 in. (16.9 x 10.1 x 12.6 cm.)
Conceived in 1921; this version executed in 1970
Cadeau
signed and numbered '7⁄11 Man Ray' (on the left side); dated, titled and inscribed 'CADEAU Série II-1970' (on the right side)
painted steel flat-iron with tacks
6 5⁄8 x 4 x 4 7⁄8 in. (16.9 x 10.1 x 12.6 cm.)
Conceived in 1921; this version executed in 1970
Provenance
Marcel Zerbib Gallery, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 14 August 1969.
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 14 August 1969.
Literature
R. Penrose, Man Ray, London, 1975, pp. 71 and 204, no. 33 (another version illustrated).
A. Schwarz, Man Ray: The Rigour of Imagination, London, 1977, pp. 147 and 367, no. 256 (another version illustrated).
J.-H. Martin, Man Ray: Objets de mon affection, Paris, 1983, pp. 43, 142 and 145, no. 28 (other versions illustrated).
A. Schwarz, Man Ray: The Rigour of Imagination, London, 1977, pp. 147 and 367, no. 256 (another version illustrated).
J.-H. Martin, Man Ray: Objets de mon affection, Paris, 1983, pp. 43, 142 and 145, no. 28 (other versions illustrated).
Exhibited
Birmingham Museum of Art; Columbia Museum of Art; Columbus Museum of Art and Chattanooga, Hunter Museum of Art; Man Ray: Photographs and Objects, February-October 1980, p. 19, no. 71 (illustrated).
Further Details
Andrew Strauss and Timothy Baum of the Man Ray Expertise Committee have confirmed the authenticity of this work under reference 00692-O-2026 and that the edition of this work will be included in the Catalogue of Objects & Sculpture of Man Ray, currently in preparation.
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