Man Ray (1890-1976)
Lot 416PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF A. JERROLD PERENCHIO

Man Ray (1890-1976)

Domesticated Egg

Fermé12 November 2018

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Man Ray (1890-1976)
Domesticated Egg
wood and metal rod
Length (base): 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm.)
Depth: 3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.)
Conceived in 1944; this example executed in 1973

Estate of the artist; sale, Sotheby's, London, 23 March 1995, lot 184.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.

Note du spécialiste

Domesticated Egg is a playful sculpture created out of found objects—the wooden egg, for example, was typically used for darning socks. Man Ray described Domesticated Egg, as “no more improbable than the preserved egg, but admittedly less edible” (quoted in Man Ray, exh. cat., Julien Levy Gallery, New York, 1945).