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Man Ray (1890-1976)
Chess set
signed with the initials and numbered 'MR 6/25' (on the reverse of the red King)
thirty-two red and silver anodized aluminium chess pieces with board and original velvet covered case
Height of King: 2¼ in. (5.6 cm.)
Chessboard: 13 3/8 x 13 3/8 in. (34 x 34 cm.)
Executed in 1972-1973 in an edition of 25 plus three artist's proofs
Chess set
signed with the initials and numbered 'MR 6/25' (on the reverse of the red King)
thirty-two red and silver anodized aluminium chess pieces with board and original velvet covered case
Height of King: 2¼ in. (5.6 cm.)
Chessboard: 13 3/8 x 13 3/8 in. (34 x 34 cm.)
Executed in 1972-1973 in an edition of 25 plus three artist's proofs
Provenance
Iolas Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
R. Penrose, Man Ray, London, 1975, no. 117 (another example illustrated p. 176).
J.H. Martin, R. Krauss & B. Hermann, Man Ray, Objets de mon affection, Sculptures et Objets, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1983, p. 161.
J.H. Martin, R. Krauss & B. Hermann, Man Ray, Objets de mon affection, Sculptures et Objets, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1983, p. 161.
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