Man Ray United States, 1890-1976
Early Unrealized Chess Piece Profiles Rendering, Circa 1920
Graphite on two sheets of paper joined by cellophane tape
20.2 x 47 cm
7 15/16 x 18 8/16 in
Frame Dimensions: 32.9 x 59.8 x 3 cm
7 15/16 x 18 8/16 in
Frame Dimensions: 32.9 x 59.8 x 3 cm
This work was part of a historic sale by the Man Ray Trust in 2014 coordinated by Sotheby's and overseen by Man Ray Expert committee member Andrew Strauss. - 'I...
This work was part of a historic sale by the Man Ray Trust in 2014 coordinated by Sotheby's and overseen by Man Ray Expert committee member Andrew Strauss.
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"I date this drawing circa 1920 because the pieces are identical in every detail to a perspective rendering in collection of the Metropolitan Museum that they date circa 1920 and a line of these exact profiles drawing in ink and pencil, in a private collection that is signed and dated 'Man Ray 1920'. - Man Ray
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"I date this drawing circa 1920 because the pieces are identical in every detail to a perspective rendering in collection of the Metropolitan Museum that they date circa 1920 and a line of these exact profiles drawing in ink and pencil, in a private collection that is signed and dated 'Man Ray 1920'. - Man Ray
Provenance
Artist StudioPrivate Collection, Belgium
Exhibitions
From Man Ray To Mariën: An Idea of Surrealism, MARUANI MERCIER, January - March 2021, Brussels, BelgiumMan Ray & Sherrie Levine: A Dialogue Through Objects, Images & Ideas, MARUANI MERCIER, August 2015, Knokke, Belgium
Literature
Meyer, Marion & Cannone, Xavier, From Man Ray To Mariën: An Idea of Surrealism, pub. MARUANI MERCIER, Brussels, 2021
Man Ray & Sherrie Levine:A Dialogue Through Objects, Images & Ideas, pub. MARUANI MERCIER, August 2015