MAN RAY (1890–1976)

Mathematical Object, 1934–1935

Price realised USD 47,500
Estimate
USD 30,000 – USD 50,000
Estimates do not reflect the final hammer price and do not include buyer's premium, and applicable taxes or artist's resale right. Please see Section D of the Conditions of Sale for full details.
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MAN RAY (1890–1976)

Mathematical Object, 1934–1935

Price realised USD 47,500
Closed: 2 Apr 2019
Price realised USD 47,500
Closed: 2 Apr 2019
Details
MAN RAY (1890–1976)
Mathematical Object, 1934–1935
gelatin silver print
stamped 'MAN RAY - 8 RUE/DU VAL-DE-GRACE/PARIS 5e - FRANCE/DANTON 92 - 25' [Manford M9] (verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed gallery label (frame backing)
image/sheet: 9 1/8 x 11 7/8 in. (23 x 29.7 cm.)
Provenance
The Collection of Juliet Man Ray;
Robert Miller Gallery, New York;
Galerie Montaigne, Paris;
acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
Wendy A. Grossman and Edouard Sebline (eds.), Man Ray Human Equations, A Journey from Mathematics to Shakespeare, The Phillips Collection, Washington D. C., 2016, pp. 54, 55.
Exhibited
New York, Robert Miller Gallery, Man Ray Mathematical Objects, May 3–June 30, 1983.

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