Man Ray
Les Treize clichés vierges. Milan, Sergio Tosi, 1968. Exemplaire de tête avec suite signée et la maquette originale du livre.
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Man Ray
Les Treize clichés vierges.
Milan, Sergio Tosi, 1968.
In-8 (210 x 147 mm). Cartonnage toilé vert de l'éditeur. Avec un portefeuille toilé assorti pour la suite.
Exemplaire de tête avec suite signée et la maquette originale du livre.
Textes d'André Breton, Paul Éluard et Rrose Sélavy.
Un des 50 exemplaires de tête (n° 50), avec une suite des gravures et une photographie, numérotées et signées par l’artiste.
Ces exemplaires de luxe sont enrichis de :
- suite de 8 gravures sur vélin, monogrammées au crayon par l'artiste (n° 20/50);
- photographie originale signée et numérotée.
[On joint :]
Maquette originale du livre.
Carnet in-8 (240 x 163 mm). Man Ray a calligraphié le titre sur le premier plat et sur la page de titre (feutre noir et feutre vert), ainsi que le sommaire (feutre vert). Le texte du livre est imprimé et collé sur les pages de gauche face aux illustrations. Indications de mise en page (de l'éditeur).
Signé avec bon à tirer "BAT Man Ray".
L'éditeur Sergio Tosi et son épouse Fausta Squatriti produisirent plusieurs éditions de Man Ray à partir de 1968, dont Les Treize Clichés Vierges (1968), L'Indicateur (1969), Pain peint (1973), etc.
Le travail sur Les treize clichés vierges, et cette maquette, sont ainsi décrits par Adina Kamien-Kazhdan :
"Tosi and Squatriti also worked with gallerist Alexander Iolas on the production of Man Ray's collages Revolving Doors, produced in silkscreen with a little blue bread (Pain peint (Blue Bred), 1958) in relief on the cover. In 1968, Tosi issued Les treize clichés vierges, 13 illustrations by Man Ray for texts by André Breton, Paul Eluard, and Marcel Duchamp (550 numbered examples). Tosi discussed the format of this book (for which he had sent Man Ray the maquette) - he mentioned that the images were pasted in to give Man Ray the possibility of changing the order. He expressed his desire to use this book to promote himself and Man Ray: "I would like to produce your little book quickly to present it at an exhibit where I am invited in Florence (Fair at Palazzo Strozzi) and for me it is a great pleasure and also good publicity to show that I worked with you." (Remaking the Readymade: Duchamp, Man Ray, and the Conundrum of the Replica).
Sur Sergio Tosi et Man Ray, voir aussi lot 95.
"In 1969, Sergio Tosi and Fausta Squatriti, who also met Man Ray through Schwarz, produced numbered editions of graphic work and multiples in collaboration with the artist. They produced multiples of Man Ray's L'Indicateur (original 1952 in wood; 1969 edition of 25 in brass and chrome), modeled on a drawing by the artist. In a postcard dated July 21, 1969, Squatriti and Tosi expressed their pleasure that Man Ray liked the object: "Very pleased that you liked the object; I think that we can make of it an edition of between 20-50 copies, you nid to decide."
Tosi and Squatriti also worked with gallerist Alexander Iolas on the production of Man Ray's collages Revolving Doors, produced in silkscreen with a little blue bread (Pain peint (Blue Bred), 1958) in relief on the cover. In 1968, Tosi issued Les Treize Clichés Vierges, 13 illustrations by Man Ray for texts by André Breton, Paul Eluard, and Marcel Duchamp (550 numbered examples). Tosi discussed the format of this book (for which he had sent Man Ray the maquette) - he mentioned that the images were pasted in to give Man Ray the possibility of changing the order. He expressed his desire to use this book to promote himself and Man Ray: "I would like to produce your little book quickly to present it at an exhibit where I am invited in Florence (Fair at Palazzo Strozzi) and for me it is a great pleasure and also good publicity to show that I worked with you."
In 1968, Tosi produced three bronze casts of Presse-papier à Priape I (original 1920, destroyed, three steel balls and tubing ; 1966 Zerbib edition) for Man Ray, Alexander lolas, and one for himself. Several editions of this object were produced in silver, bronze, and marble during the 1960s and early 1970s; in 1972 fifty examples of this object were made in Athens, and Galerie lolas in Paris produced a new edition of 500, in white marble.
On October 15, 1975, Squatriti informed Man Ray that the gallery had completed the printing of a book illustrating her works accompanied by texts by Man Ray : "We have finished printing the book with your text, is very beautiful, and I am increasingly happy to have the honor and joy of the words you wrote for my images." (A. Kamien-Kazhdan, Remaking the Readymade: Duchamp, Man Ray, and the Conundrum of the Replica, Routlege, 2020).
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