Man Ray (1890-1976)
Lot 395

Man Ray (1890-1976)

OPTIC-TOPIC

Closed6 February 2020

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GBP 32,500

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Man Ray (1890-1976)
OPTIC-TOPIC
signed with the artist's monogram, numbered and dated '74/100 MR 1974/78' and with goldsmith's mark and the hallmark for silver (on the reverse edge); inscribed 'OPTIC TOPIC' (on the wooden box)
gold-plated silver mask with velvet ties, in original wood box
Mask: 4 x 5 1/4 in. (10 x 13.4 cm.)
Original Wood Box: 14 ¾ x 11 1/8 x 6 7/8 in. (37.4 x 28.3 x 7.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1974 and executed in 1978 in an edition of 100 published by GEM Montebello

Private collection, Italy, by whom acquired directly from the publisher GEM Montebello in the 1980s, and thence by descent.

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 Objects and Sculptures of Man Ray, currently in preparation.

The work is sold in its original 'GEM Montebello, Milano' jewellery box.