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MAN RAY | Chess Set
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Man Ray
- Chess Set
- Inscribed Man Ray and numbered 9/50 (on the white king); inlaid with the artist's poem in French in his facsimile handwriting (on the chess board perimeter)le Roi est à moila Reine est la Tiennela Tour Fait un fourle Fou est comme vousle Cavalier déraillele Pion fait l'espioncomme toute canailleFait de toutes piècesMan Ray —1962
- Comprising thirty-two patinated dark brown and brass chess pieces presented on enamel and gilt-metal inlay chess board, mounted on a painted wood table top board with storage drawers for chess pieces
- Table top (closed): 22 1/2 by 39 in.
- 57.1 by 99 cm
- Executed between 1962 and 1966 in an edition of 50 plus 5 artist's proofs.
Provenance
Landau Fine Art, Montreal
Acquired from the above on December 8, 1994
Acquired from the above on December 8, 1994
Literature
Man Ray (exhibition catalogue), Museum Boymans-Van Beuningen, Rotterdam; Musée national d'art moderne, Paris & The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, 1972, no. 147, illustration of another example p. 73
Arturo Schwarz, Man Ray, The Rigour of Imagination, London, 1977, no. 327, illustration of another example from the edition p. 217
Jean-Hubert Martin, Rosalind Krauss & Brigitte Hermann, Man Ray; Objets de mon affection, sculptures et objets, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1983, illustration of another example p. 161
Arturo Schwarz, Man Ray, The Rigour of Imagination, London, 1977, no. 327, illustration of another example from the edition p. 217
Jean-Hubert Martin, Rosalind Krauss & Brigitte Hermann, Man Ray; Objets de mon affection, sculptures et objets, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1983, illustration of another example p. 161
Condition
Minor surface scratches and rubbing to the chess pieces. Minor scuffs to the enamel of the surface of the board. Otherwise fine. The work is in very good condition.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.