Man Ray: An Unidentified Surrealist Object

Published on 03 June 2022, by Philippe Dufour

Auction on 29 June 2022 - 15:00 (CEST) - Salle 6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Man Ray made many sculptures in the Surrealist spirit, including a strange display case featuring some sensual fruit.

Man Ray (1890-1976), Pêchage, 1969, painted wooden box, three artificial peaches and... Man Ray: An Unidentified Surrealist Object

Man Ray (1890-1976), Pêchage, 1969, painted wooden box, three artificial peaches and cotton, nine copies and three artist's proofs made by Il Fauno Gallery in Turin in 1972, EA, signed and titled inside, 36 x 24 x 11.5 cm/14.17 x 9.44 x 4.52 in.
Estimate: €20,000/30,000
© Man Ray 2015 Trust/Adagp, Paris 2022

Three peaches are featured against a painted sky background with cotton clouds in a glazed box: this puzzling trompe l'œil landscape is a cross between sculpture and an object of curiosity. Entitled Pêchage , the hybrid artifact is not the best-known work by Man Ray, who is more renowned for his solarizations, rayograms…

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