Man Ray (1890-1976)

Puericulture II

Details

Man Ray (1890-1976)
Puericulture II
signed, dated, titled and numbered 'Man Ray 64 PUERICULTURE II 1/12' (on the base)
painted bronze
Height: 10½ in. (26.7 cm.)
Conceived in 1920; this bronze version cast in 1964

Provenance

Zabriskie Gallery, New York.
Private collection, Honolulu (acquired from the above, 1985).
Private collection, New York (acquired from the above, 1993).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1999.

Literature

J.-H. Martin, Man Ray: Objets de mon affection, Paris, 1983, p. 141, no. 24 (another cast illustrated, p. 37).
S. Foster, "Configurations of Freedom," Perpetual Motif, The Art of Man Ray, exh. cat., New York, 1988, p. 250, no. 210 (painted metal and plaster version illustrated).

Exhibited

New York, Zabriskie Gallery, Man Ray: Objects of My Affection, January-February 1985 (illustrated in color on the cover).

Sale room notice

Please note Timothy Baum and Andrew Strauss have confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.

Lot Essay

Puericulture II, one of Man Ray's first dream objects was realized in 1920 after he had dreamt about a plant growing from the earth that appeared to be a child's hand. This cast is one from a small edition produced by Marcel Zerbib in Paris in 1964; the unique, original sculpture is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Timothy Baum and Andrew Strauss have confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.

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