Live Auction 13486The Art of the Surreal
Man Ray (1890-1976)
Lot 115 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN FAMILY COLLECTION

Man Ray (1890-1976)

Burlesque (Les mains libres)

Closed28 February 2017

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GBP 118,750

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Man Ray (1890-1976)
Burlesque (Les mains libres)
signed, dated and inscribed 'Man Ray n.y. 1936' (lower right), inscribed 'burlesque' (lower left) and inscribed 'à Julie' (upper right)
pen and India ink on paper
13 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (34.8 x 25 cm.)
Executed in New York in in November 1936

Private collection, Paris, by whom acquired directly from the artist, circa 1971; sale, Sotheby's, New York, 6 May 2015, lot 375 ($112,500).
Acquired at the above sale by the present owners.