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Chess Set
Details
Man Ray (1890-1976)
Chess Set
lettered 'R' twice (at the top of the King or "Roi" pieces)
a complete set of 32 aluminum pieces
Height of playing pieces ranging from: 13/8 (3.4 cm.) to 2 in. (5.1 cm.)
Conceived in 1945; this version executed in 1947
Chess Set
lettered 'R' twice (at the top of the King or "Roi" pieces)
a complete set of 32 aluminum pieces
Height of playing pieces ranging from: 13/8 (3.4 cm.) to 2 in. (5.1 cm.)
Conceived in 1945; this version executed in 1947
Provenance
David Stewart Galleries, Los Angeles.
By descent from the above to Mrs. David Stewart.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1986.
By descent from the above to Mrs. David Stewart.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1986.
Literature
A. Schwarz, Man Ray: The Rigour of Imagination, New York, 1977, no. 325 (another version illustrated), p. 217; incorrectly numbered 324).