Man Ray (1890-1976)
Lot 438

Man Ray (1890-1976)

Ostrich egg, c. 1944

Closed11 April 2024

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EUR 5,670

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Man Ray (1890-1976)
Man Ray
Ostrich egg, c. 1944
tirage argentique, tiré dans les années 1960 avec collage d'un timbre et partiellement monté sur papier de verre
signé à l'encre 'Man Ray' (image), numéroté à l'encre '10/50' (timbre); cachets du photographe 'Man Ray Paris' (montage, verso)
image/feuille : 15.2 x 11.5 cm.
montage : 24 x 17.6 cm.

gelatin silver print, printed 1960s, with stamp collage and partially mounted on sandpaper
signed in ink 'Man Ray' (image), numbered in ink '10/50' (stamp); stamped photographer's credits 'Man Ray Paris' (mount, verso)
image/sheet : 6 x 4 ⁴/₈ in.
mount : 9 ⁴/₈ x 6 7/8 in.

Collection Marion Meyer, Paris.

Specialist note

The stamp on the verso of this photograph has been identified as M32 in Steven Manford’s book, Behind the photo: the stamps of Man Ray (2009). According to Manford, this is a posthumous stamp.