Live Auction 17660Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale
Man Ray (1890-1976)
Lot 477

Man Ray (1890-1976)

Five Grapefruits

Closed12 November 2019

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USD 275,000

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Man Ray (1890-1976)
Five Grapefruits
signed and dated 'Man Ray-48' (lower right)
oil on canvas
12 x 20 in. (30.5 x 50.8 cm.)
Painted in 1948

Elsie Ray Siegler, Jersey City (sister of the artist).
Elaine Taswell, Rochester, Minnesota (niece of the artist; by descent from the above); Estate sale, Sotheby's, New York, 4 May 2005, lot 312.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owners.

Specialist note

Andrew Strauss and Timothy Baum of the Man Ray Expertise Committee have confirmed the authenticity of this work and that it will be included in the catalogue raisonné of the Paintings of Man Ray, currently in preparation.