Lot 312
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MAN RAY

Details
MAN RAY

Électricité

Paris: La Compagnie Parisienne de Distribution d'Électricité, 1931. 10 photogravures of original rayographs created by Man Ray exclusively for this edition. Each signed in the negative. Each approximately 10¼ x 8in. and the reverse. Each tipped to a mount. Each with transparent paper folder with printed titles. The suite accompanied by a 6-page printed introductory text by Pierre Bost. Printed colophon inside the rear wrapper. Contained in the original decorated folding wrapper and heavy green paper dustjacket with contemporary slipcase.
Literature
Perpetual Motif, pl. 183.

Lot Essay

This deluxe portfolio was conceived and created by Man Ray for promotional purposes for the Paris electric company, CPDE, and included 2 nude studies of Lee Miller. Of the limited edition of 500, 450 sets were reserved for company executives and preferred clients; the remaining 50 were available for sale. This copy is an unnumbered proof separate from the published edition. Of the numbered editions, only a portion are known to survive.

The titles include: Le Monde; Salle a Manger; La Ville: Lingerie; Salle de Bain; Cuisine; Le Souffle; and La Maison.