PRINCIPAL NEW YORK CITY 891 Park Avenue New York NY 10075 TEL/FAX 212 288 6234 c.516 353 6450 [email protected] Janet Lehr Estab. 1972 19TH and 20TH CENTURY MASTERS and ART ADVISORY SERVICES MAN RAY Tete et Poitrine (Head and Chest) Silver print (vintage), 1927 6-1/2”x 9-1/2” Stamped on the verso: Photograph Man Ray Provenance: Estate of the Artist; by descent to Estate of Juliet Man Ray; by descent toThe Man Ray Trust; Sold at Man Ray Atelier Sale Sotheby's London, March 22-23, 1995, lot #215; Janet Lehr Inc., NY; Henry Welt NY; Private Collector, NY Literature: MAN RAY Par Man Ray (Memoire de la Photographie Man Ray) pub. Editions Assouline Paris, 1997 p.79 (variant illustrated) 1 PRINCIPAL NEW YORK CITY 891 Park Avenue New York NY 10075 TEL/FAX 212 288 6234 c.516 353 6450 [email protected] Janet Lehr Estab. 1972 19TH and 20TH CENTURY MASTERS and ART ADVISORY SERVICES A Dada painter, film-maker, photographer, object-maker, Man Ray became one of America's most influential artists. Born, Emmanuel Radensky, in Philadelphia and was raised in New York City. He worked for an engraving firm and studied art briefly at the Ferrer School, but was largely self taught. In 1911, he began doing collage, some of the first non-objective art work being done in America. He was one of the first Americans to explore Cubism, having been exposed to the by conversations between Avant-garde artists at Alfred Stieglitz' Gallery 291. It was the maestro himself, Alfred Stieglitz, who introduced him to photography. In 1915, he came under the influence of Marcel Duchamp and turned to Dadaist methods. Included among these early works is a collage self-portrait with electric bells and a push button. As a departure from general artistic practice, he derived his forms from his own ideas, not from nature. Man Ray was the first photographic conceptual artist. Man Ray was more than a lone performer on the art scene, he was a founder of the Societe Anonyme in 1920, the first American organization to promote modern art. The following year, he went to Paris. He stayed for 20 years, returning to the Unites States only when of Nazi aggression culminated in World War II. While in America, he lived in California. In 1951, he returned to Paris, his true home. If some overriding concern must be ascribed to Man Ray’s photography, it might be defined as the evocation of the sensual essence of thought – a vision of the mind as an organ of touch. The charged and febrile sensuality with which he invests all his images multiplies dramatically when he approaches human subjects. His nudes, unlike many, are never less than erotic. Similarly, his portraits devote themselves neither to the public personae of his generally famous sitters nor to the abstract planes of their faces, but rather to the electricity of their presences. 2 PRINCIPAL NEW YORK CITY 891 Park Avenue New York NY 10075 TEL/FAX 212 288 6234 c.516 353 6450 [email protected] Janet Lehr Estab. 1972 19TH and 20TH CENTURY MASTERS and ART ADVISORY SERVICES ___ A.D. Coleman wrote a catalogue forward for The Practical Dreamer, Vered Gallery August 1988 In May,1999, ARTNews featured Man Ray as one of the top twenty-five most influential artists in the western world because of "his exploration of film, painting, sculpture, collage, assemblage, and prototypes of what would eventually be called performance art and conceptual art". . . His reputation grows and grows as his influence is understood. So great was Man Ray’s genius that artists as disparate as Alexander Calder, Christo, Dennis Oppenheim, Richard Avedon, Robert Gruber and a legion of other artists built whole careers by taking a single element from his work. Man Ray’s work is found in the collections of most museums world wide. The largest collection of his photographs are at the Musee Georg Pompideau, Paris. Man Ray works are at the Eastman House Museum of Photography and Film, Rochester, New York; the Getty Museum, the San Francisco MOMA, the International Center of Photography, New York; the Smithsonian Museum of Art, Washington, DC; Chicago Art Institute and the Whitney Museum of Art, New York among others in the United States. A significant collection of his photographs are in the Metropolitan Museum in Tokyo and in the major DADA collection at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. AUCTION PRICES FOR MAN RAY – It is interesting to note that Rayographs do not totally dominate Man Ray’s top priced photographs, rather the unifying quality is their inherent uniqueness. 3 PRINCIPAL NEW YORK CITY 891 Park Avenue New York NY 10075 TEL/FAX 212 288 6234 c.516 353 6450 [email protected] Janet Lehr Estab. 1972 19TH and 20TH CENTURY MASTERS and ART ADVISORY SERVICES 1 Man Ray Untitled Rayograph MAN RAY (1890-1976)Untitled Rayograph, 1922unique gelatin silver More ... gelatin silver photogram, mntd 1922 Height 9.3 in.; Width 7 in. / Height 23.5 cm.; Width 17.8 cm. unique Signed Christie's New York: Thursday, April 04, 2013 [Lot 00017] the deLIGHTed eye: Modernist Masterworks from a Private Collection 250,000 - 350,000 USD 1,203,750 USD PREMIUM Currency Converter Title Description Medium Year of Work Size Edition Misc. Sale of Full details Estimate Sold For 2 Man Ray Rayograph with Hand, Lens, and Egg a unique object, signed and dated in pencil on the image, numbered '32' in pencil on More ... rayograph 1922 Height 9.4 in.; Width 7 in. / Height 24 cm.; Width 17.9 cm. Signed Sotheby's New York: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 [Lot 00005] A Show of Hands: Photographs from the Collection of Henry Buhl 250,000 - 350,000 USD 866,500 USD PREMIUM Currency Converter Title Description Full details Medium Year of Work Size Misc. Sale of Estimate Sold For 4 PRINCIPAL NEW YORK CITY 891 Park Avenue New York NY 10075 TEL/FAX 212 288 6234 c.516 353 6450 [email protected] Janet Lehr Estab. 1972 19TH and 20TH CENTURY MASTERS and ART ADVISORY SERVICES 3 Man Ray Primat de la matière sur la pensée MAN RAY (1890-1976)Primat de la matière sur la pensée, 1929tirage More ... gelatin silver print 1929 Height 11.2 in.; Width 8.8 in. / Height 28.5 cm.; Width 22.4 cm. Signed Christie's Paris: Saturday, November 17, 2012 [Lot 00117] Photographies 180,000 - 220,000 EUR (228,862 - 279,720 USD) 661,000 EUR (840,432 USD) PREMIUMCurrency Converter Title Description Medium Year of Work Size Misc. Sale of Full details Estimate Sold For 4 Man Ray Noire et blanche, Paris Gelatin Silver Print 1926-1926 Height 8.5 in.; Width 10.7 in. / Height 21.6 cm.; Width 27.3 cm. Stamped Christie's New York: Monday, October 05, 1998 [Lot 00073] The Image as Object: Photographs from the Collection of Barry Friedman 600,000 - 800,000 USD 607,500 USD PREMIUM Currency Converter Title Medium Year of Work Size Misc. Sale of Full details Estimate Sold For 5 Man Ray Rayograph (Electricité) gelatin silver print, mntd 1930 Height 11.5 in.; Width 9 in. / Height 29.2 cm.; Width 22.9 cm. unique Signed, Stamped Title Medium Year of Work Size Edition Misc. 5 PRINCIPAL NEW YORK CITY 891 Park Avenue New York NY 10075 TEL/FAX 212 288 6234 c.516 353 6450 [email protected] Janet Lehr Estab. 1972 19TH and 20TH CENTURY MASTERS and ART ADVISORY SERVICES Full details Sale of Christie's London: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 [Lot 00011] Photographs 100,000 - 150,000 GBP (188,679 - 283,018 USD) 232,000 GBP (437,735 USD) PREMIUMCurrency Converter Estimate Sold For 6 Man Ray Untitled (Photomontage with nude and studio light) the photographer's '31 bis, Rue Campagne Premiére, Paris XIVe' studio stamp (ManfordMore ... b/w photograph, mntd 1933 Height 11.6 in.; Width 8.7 in. / Height 29.5 cm.; Width 22.1 cm. Signed, Stamped Sotheby's New York: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 [Lot 00092] Photographs 100,000 - 150,000 USD 410,500 USD PREMIUM Currency Converter Title Description Medium Year of Work Size Misc. Sale of Full details Estimate Sold For 7 Full details Man Ray Sans titre single rayography, gelatin silver print, mntd 1923 Height 11.8 in.; Width 9.3 in. / Height 29.9 cm.; Width 23.6 cm. unique Signed, Inscribed Christie's Paris: Saturday, November 19, 2005 [Lot 00050] Photographies - Collection Claude Berri 150,000 - 250,000 EUR (175,582 - 292,637 USD) 348,000 EUR (407,351 USD) PREMIUMCurrency Converter Title Medium Year of Work Size Edition Misc. Sale of Estimate Sold For 6 PRINCIPAL NEW YORK CITY 891 Park Avenue New York NY 10075 TEL/FAX 212 288 6234 c.516 353 6450 [email protected] Janet Lehr Estab. 1972 19TH and 20TH CENTURY MASTERS and ART ADVISORY SERVICES 8 Man Ray Untitled (Self-portrait of Man Ray) Gelatin silver print. 11 1/2 x 9 in. (29.2 x 22.9 cm). Signed and dated in ink on More ... gelatin silver print 1933 Height 11.5 in.; Width 9 in. / Height 29.2 cm.; Width 22.9 cm. Signed Phillips de Pury & Company New York: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 [Lot 00226] The Arc of Photography 80,000 - 120,000 USD 398,500 USD PREMIUM Currency Converter Title Description Medium Year of Work Size Misc. Sale of Full details Estimate Sold For 9 Man Ray Noire et blanche gelatin silver print 1926 Before 1935 Height 6.9 in.; Width 9 in. / Height 17.5 cm.; Width 22.8 cm. Inscribed, Stamped Sotheby's New York: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 [Lot 00016] Photographs from the Private Collection of Margaret W. Weston 200,000 - 300,000 USD 396,000 USD PREMIUM Currency Converter Title Medium Year of Work Printing/Casting Size Misc. Sale of Full details Estimate Sold For 10 Man Ray Untitled, Cannes MAN RAY (1890-1976)Untitled, Cannes, 1924gelatin silver printinscribed 'À More ... gelatin silver print 1924 Title Description Medium Year of Work Full details 7 PRINCIPAL NEW YORK CITY 891 Park Avenue New York NY 10075 TEL/FAX 212 288 6234 c.516 353 6450 [email protected] Janet Lehr Estab. 1972 19TH and 20TH CENTURY MASTERS and ART ADVISORY SERVICES Size Misc. Sale of Height 4.4 in.; Width 8.3 in. / Height 11.2 cm.; Width 21 cm. Inscribed Christie's New York: Thursday, April 04, 2013 [Lot 00035] the deLIGHTed eye: Modernist Masterworks from a Private Collection 80,000 - 120,000 USD 387,750 USD PREMIUM Currency Converter Estimate Sold For 11 Man Ray Jacqueline Goddard negative print, initialed by the photographer in pencil, his '31 bis, Rue Campagne More ... negative print 1930 Height 11.6 in.; Width 9 in. / Height 29.5 cm.; Width 22.8 cm. Signed, Stamped Sotheby's New York: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 [Lot 00021] Photographs 250,000 - 350,000 USD 374,500 USD PREMIUM Currency Converter Title Description Medium Year of Work Size Misc. Sale of Full details Estimate Sold For 12 Full details Man Ray NOIRE ET BLANCHE Gelatin Silver Print 1926 Height 8.4 in.; Width 10.8 in. / Height 21.3 cm.; Width 27.3 cm. Signed Christie's New York: Wednesday, April 20, 1994 [Lot 00031] PHOTOGRAPHS (PART I) 150,000 - 180,000 USD 354,500 USD PREMIUM Currency Converter Title Medium Year of Work Size Misc. Sale of Estimate Sold For 8 PRINCIPAL NEW YORK CITY 891 Park Avenue New York NY 10075 TEL/FAX 212 288 6234 c.516 353 6450 [email protected] Janet Lehr Estab. 1972 19TH and 20TH CENTURY MASTERS and ART ADVISORY SERVICES 13 Man Ray Noire et blanche Gelatin Silver Print 1926-1926 Height 8.6 in.; Width 19.5 in. / Height 21.9 cm.; Width 49.6 cm. Inscribed Phillips, de Pury & Luxembourg New York: Friday, October 25, 2002 [Lot 00019] Photographs, Part I 375,000 - 450,000 USD 339,500 USD PREMIUM Currency Converter Title Medium Year of Work Size Misc. Sale of Full details Estimate Sold For 14 Man Ray Untitled (Rayograph with flowers and ferns) Photograph 1922-1922 Height 11.6 in.; Width 9.3 in. / Height 29.5 cm.; Width 23.5 cm. unique Signed, Inscribed, Stamped Sotheby's New York: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 [Lot 00017] Photographs from the Museum of Modern Art 150,000 - 250,000 USD 339,500 USD PREMIUM Currency Converter Title Medium Year of Work Size Edition Misc. Sale of Full details Estimate Sold For 15 Title Description Full details Medium Year of Work Printing/Casting Size 9 Man Ray Untitled (Mannequin Fatigué) signed and dated by the photographer in pencil and his 'Man Ray, Paris Ve, 8, Rue duMore ... b&w photograph 1926 Later Imp Height 11.2 in.; Width 14.3 in. / Height 28.5 cm.; Width 36.2 PRINCIPAL NEW YORK CITY 891 Park Avenue New York NY 10075 TEL/FAX 212 288 6234 c.516 353 6450 [email protected] Janet Lehr Estab. 1972 19TH and 20TH CENTURY MASTERS and ART ADVISORY SERVICES cm. Signed, Stamped Sotheby's New York: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 [Lot 00009] A Show of Hands: Photographs from the Collection of Henry Buhl 50,000 - 70,000 USD 314,500 USD PREMIUM Currency Converter Misc. Sale of Estimate Sold For 16 Man Ray Rayograph gelatin silver print, mntd 1927 Height 9.8 in.; Width 11.7 in. / Height 24.8 cm.; Width 29.8 cm. unique Signed, Inscribed, Stamped Phillips de Pury & Company New York: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 [Lot 00248] Photographs: Collection of Alain Dominique Perrin 150,000 - 200,000 USD 312,000 USD PREMIUM Currency Converter Title Medium Year of Work Size Edition Misc. Sale of Full details Estimate Sold For 17 Full details Man Ray Rayograph gelatin silver print 1926 Height 10.9 in.; Width 8.5 in. / Height 27.6 cm.; Width 21.6 cm. unique Signed, Inscribed, Stamped Phillips de Pury & Company New York: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 [Lot 00130] Photographs 250,000 - 350,000 USD Title Medium Year of Work Size Edition Misc. Sale of Estimate 10 PRINCIPAL NEW YORK CITY 891 Park Avenue New York NY 10075 TEL/FAX 212 288 6234 c.516 353 6450 [email protected] Janet Lehr Estab. 1972 19TH and 20TH CENTURY MASTERS and ART ADVISORY SERVICES Sold For 296,000 USD PREMIUM Currency Converter 18 Man Ray Les champs délicieux (album w/12 works) salt prints 1922 Height 8.7 in.; Width 6.7 in. / Height 22 cm.; Width 17 cm. 30/40 Signed Sotheby's Paris: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 [Lot 00075] Impressionist and Modern Art 80,000 - 120,000 EUR (108,902 - 163,354 USD) 216,000 EUR (294,037 USD) PREMIUMCurrency Converter Title Medium Year of Work Size Edition Misc. Sale of Full details Estimate Sold For 19 Man Ray Untitled - rayograph with shapes of a vase and flowers rayograph 1926 Height 15.5 in.; Width 11.5 in. / Height 39.3 cm.; Width 29.2 cm. unique Signed Sotheby's New York: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 [Lot 00028] Important Photographs from a Private Collection 150,000 - 250,000 USD 288,000 USD PREMIUM Currency Converter Title Medium Year of Work Size Full details Edition Misc. Sale of Estimate Sold For 11 PRINCIPAL NEW YORK CITY 891 Park Avenue New York NY 10075 TEL/FAX 212 288 6234 c.516 353 6450 [email protected] Janet Lehr Estab. 1972 19TH and 20TH CENTURY MASTERS and ART ADVISORY SERVICES 20 Man Ray Érotique voilée gelatin silver print 1933 Height 11.6 in.; Width 8.9 in. / Height 29.4 cm.; Width 22.6 cm. Inscribed Christie's New York: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 [Lot 00105] Photographs 140,000 - 180,000 USD 284,800 USD PREMIUM Currency Converter Title Medium Year of Work Size Misc. Sale of Full details Estimate Sold For 21 Man Ray Rayograph (Nude with vapour) gelatin silver print, mntd 1930 Height 11.5 in.; Width 8.7 in. / Height 29.2 cm.; Width 22 cm. unique Signed, Stamped Christie's London: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 [Lot 00012] Photographs 80,000 - 120,000 GBP (150,943 - 226,415 USD) 153,600 GBP (289,811 USD) PREMIUMCurrency Converter Title Medium Year of Work Size Edition Misc. Sale of Full details Estimate Sold For 22 Full details Man Ray Sans titre rayography, gelatin silver print 1922 Height 11.5 in.; Width 9.3 in. / Height 29.1 cm.; Width 23.7 cm. unique Signed, Inscribed, Stamped Christie's Paris: Saturday, November 19, 2005 [Lot 00038] Photographies - Collection Claude Berri Title Medium Year of Work Size Edition Misc. Sale of 12 PRINCIPAL NEW YORK CITY 891 Park Avenue New York NY 10075 TEL/FAX 212 288 6234 c.516 353 6450 [email protected] Janet Lehr Estab. 1972 19TH and 20TH CENTURY MASTERS and ART ADVISORY SERVICES Estimate Sold For 200,000 - 300,000 EUR (234,109 - 351,164 USD) 236,000 EUR (276,249 USD) PREMIUMCurrency Converter 23 Man Ray Larmes de verre Gelatin Silver Print 1932 Height 8.9 in.; Width 11.4 in. / Height 22.5 cm.; Width 28.9 cm. Signed Sotheby's New York: Thursday, October 05, 1995 [Lot 0333A] Photographs 200,000 - 250,000 USD 266,500 USD PREMIUM Currency Converter Title Medium Year of Work Size Misc. Sale of Full details Estimate Sold For 24 Man Ray Portrait of Dora Maar Gelatin Silver Print 1936 Height 9 in.; Width 6.8 in. / Height 22.9 cm.; Width 17.1 cm. Signed, Inscribed Christie's New York: Thursday, October 03, 1996 [Lot 00267] Photographs 120,000 - 180,000 USD 266,500 USD PREMIUM Currency Converter Title Medium Year of Work Size Misc. Sale of Full details Estimate Sold For 13 PRINCIPAL NEW YORK CITY 891 Park Avenue New York NY 10075 TEL/FAX 212 288 6234 c.516 353 6450 [email protected] Janet Lehr Estab. 1972 19TH and 20TH CENTURY MASTERS and ART ADVISORY SERVICES 25 Man Ray Swedish landscape Photograph 1925-1925 Height 9.4 in.; Width 11.6 in. / Height 23.8 cm.; Width 29.5 cm. unique Signed, Inscribed, Stamped Sotheby's New York: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 [Lot 00026] Photographs from the Collection of 7-Eleven, Inc. (lots 1-83) 120,000 - 180,000 USD 258,750 USD PREMIUM Currency Converter Title Medium Year of Work Size Edition Misc. Sale of Full details Estimate Sold For 26 Man Ray Rayograph (Five light bulbs) gelatin silver print 1930 Height 11.5 in.; Width 9.2 in. / Height 29.2 cm.; Width 23.3 cm. unique Stamped Christie's London: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 [Lot 00013] Photographs 100,000 - 150,000 GBP (188,679 - 283,018 USD) 136,800 GBP (258,113 USD) PREMIUMCurrency Converter Title Medium Year of Work Size Edition Misc. Sale of Full details Estimate Sold For 27 Title Description Medium Year of Work Printing/Casting Size 14 Man Ray Monte Carlo Banknote (Marcel Duchamp) MAN RAY (1890-1976)Monte Carlo Banknote (Marcel Duchamp), 1921gelatin silver More ... gelatin silver print 1921 Circa 1930 - 1939 Height 4.6 in.; Width 3.9 in. / Height 11.7 cm.; Width 10 cm. PRINCIPAL NEW YORK CITY 891 Park Avenue New York NY 10075 TEL/FAX 212 288 6234 c.516 353 6450 [email protected] Janet Lehr Estab. 1972 19TH and 20TH CENTURY MASTERS and ART ADVISORY SERVICES Full details Misc. Sale of Stamped Christie's New York: Thursday, April 04, 2013 [Lot 00042] the deLIGHTed eye: Modernist Masterworks from a Private Collection 200,000 - 300,000 USD 243,750 USD PREMIUM Currency Converter Estimate Sold For 28 Man Ray Rayograph (Hand with switch and cord) gelatin silver print, mntd 1930 Height 11.7 in.; Width 9.3 in. / Height 29.6 cm.; Width 23.5 cm. unique Signed, Inscribed, Stamped Christie's London: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 [Lot 00017] Photographs 80,000 - 120,000 GBP (150,943 - 226,415 USD) 131,200 GBP (247,547 USD) PREMIUMCurrency Converter Title Medium Year of Work Size Edition Misc. Sale of Full details Estimate Sold For 29 Full details Title Medium Year of Work Printing/Casting Size Misc. Sale of Estimate Sold For 15 Man Ray Noire et blanche gelatin silver print 1926 Circa 1960 - 1969 Height 6.9 in.; Width 8.3 in. / Height 17.5 cm.; Width 21 cm. Signed, Stamped Christie's New York: Thursday, October 18, 2007 [Lot 00354] Photographs 200,000 - 300,000 USD 241,000 USD PREMIUM Currency Converter PRINCIPAL NEW YORK CITY 891 Park Avenue New York NY 10075 TEL/FAX 212 288 6234 c.516 353 6450 [email protected] Janet Lehr Estab. 1972 19TH and 20TH CENTURY MASTERS and ART ADVISORY SERVICES 30 Man Ray Sans titre rayography, gelatin silver print 1924 Height 11.8 in.; Width 9.3 in. / Height 30 cm.; Width 23.7 cm. unique Signed Christie's Paris: Saturday, November 19, 2005 [Lot 00062] Photographies - Collection Claude Berri 150,000 - 250,000 EUR (175,582 - 292,637 USD) 202,400 EUR (236,919 USD) PREMIUMCurrency Converter Title Medium Year of Work Size Edition Misc. Sale of Full details Estimate Sold For 31 Man Ray Noire et blanche Silver Print 1926-1926 Height 8.1 in.; Width 11 in. / Height 20.5 cm.; Width 27.9 cm. Signed, Stamped Sotheby's London: Thursday, May 04, 2000 [Lot 00144] Photographs 120,000 - 180,000 GBP (187,090 - 280,636 USD) 146,500 GBP (228,406 USD) PREMIUMCurrency Converter Title Medium Year of Work Size Misc. Sale of Full details Estimate Sold For 32 Man Ray HIER [&] DEMAIN [&] AUJOURD'HUI, PARIS [MED: W/APPLIED CUT-PAPER AND INK DRAWING; DIM: 15.1 X 10.3 IN] Gelatin Silver Print 1930-1939 Height 23 in.; Width 15.3 in. / Height 58.4 cm.; Width 38.9 cm. Signed Christie's New York: Friday, October 08, 1993 [Lot 00328] Title Full details Medium Year of Work Size Misc. Sale of 16 PRINCIPAL NEW YORK CITY 891 Park Avenue New York NY 10075 TEL/FAX 212 288 6234 c.516 353 6450 [email protected] Janet Lehr Estab. 1972 19TH and 20TH CENTURY MASTERS and ART ADVISORY SERVICES 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHS No Estimate Received 222,500 USD PREMIUM Currency Converter Estimate Sold For 17
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