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Man Ray
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description
- Man Ray
- Revolving Doors, 1926-1973
- Each sheet is signed with the initals MR (lower right) and inscribed E.A. (lower left)
- Pochoir print on paper
- 64 by 46.2cm., 25¼ by 18⅛in.
Revolving Doors, 1926-1973
portfolio of 10 prints
Example on Velin d'Arches, signed EA
Published by Luciano Anselmino, Turin
26h x 17.5w
Estimate: €3,000 - 5,000
portfolio of 10 prints
Example on Velin d'Arches, signed EA
Published by Luciano Anselmino, Turin
26h x 17.5w
Estimate: €3,000 - 5,000
Exhibited
Madrid, Paris & Berlin, 2007-10, p. 86
Literature
Anselmino, 1973, vol. 1, no. 18
Condition
Executed on cream wove Arches paper. Some of the edges are deckled and there are some handling smudges. Each pochoir print is contained within a folded Arches paper folio. There is some time staining to the front cover. Overall this work is in very good original condition.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Man Ray described the working process employed to create the Revolving Doors in 1916-17: “I began working on the series of pseudo-scientific abstractions … I traced the forms on the spectrum-colored papers, observing a certain logic in the overlapping of primary colors into secondary ones, then cut them out carefully and pasted them down on white cardboard. [I] wrote a long rambling text to accompany the compositions, which bore fanciful titles such as The Meeting, Legend, Decanter, Shadows, Orchestra, Concrete Mixer, Dragon-fly, Mime, Jeune Fille, and Long Distance, with the general title of Revolving Doors because they were mounted upon a stand and hinged so that they could be turned and seen one at a time.” (Self Portrait, 1988, p. 62) A first edition of lithographs of the Revolving Doors was published in 1926 by the Editions surréalistes, followed by the present edition in 1973.