MAN RAY (1890-1976) Lot n° 41

λ The Pear of Erik Satie monogrammed and inscribed 'E.A.'. (bottom right) and inscribed 'Erik Satie's pear' (bottom left). painted wooden box, artificial wax pear, silver and oil photography 36 x 24 x 11.3 cm. Conceived in 1969; this artist's proof was executed in 1973 in an edition of 5 copies plus 2 artist's proofs. signed with the monogram and inscribed "E.A. (lower right) and inscribed 'Erik Satie's Pear' (lower left) painted wooden box, wax artificial peer, silver gelatin photograph and oil 14 ¼ x 9 ½ x 4 ½ in. Conceived in 1969; this artist's proof executed in 1973 in an edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs Provenance Lucien Treillard Collection, Paris Literature J.-H. Martin, B. Hermann, R. Krauss and Man Ray, Man Ray, Catalogue raisonné, Sculptures et objets, Objets de mon affection, Paris, 1983, p. 157, no. 171 (another illustrated version, p. 133) Exhibited Tokyo, Odakyu Grand Gallery; Kamakura, Museum of Modern Art; Shiga, Prefectural Museum of Modern Art; Mië, Prefectural Museum of Art and Osaka, Navio Museum, Man Ray, August 1984-June 1985, p. 22, no. 341 (illustrated in colour). Tokyo, Sezon Museum of Art; Amagasaki, Tsukashin Hall; Fukuoka, Tenjin Daimaru; Yokohama, Museum of Art; Nagoya, City Art Museum and Funabashi, Art Forum, Man Ray, 1990-1991, vol. II, p. 33, no. O-47 (illustrated). Valencia, IVAM Centre Julio González, Erik Satie: del chat noir a dadá, September-November 1996, p. 191, no. 152 (illustrated in colour). Special Notice Artist's Resale Right ("droit de suite"). If the Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer also agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent. US$25,000-36,000 £18,000-26,000 To bid, please visit the "Sales Information" section.