MAN RAY (1890-1976) Lot n° 43

Le Sérieux, 1965-1972 Collage on cardboard, with cork and string Signed MR and annotated "E.A. le Sérieux" 51 x 33 cm (assembly : 62 x 45 cm) Le Sérieux, 1965-1972 Collage on cardboard, with cork and string Signed MR and annotated "E.A. le Sérieux" 20.08 x 13 inch. (assembly : 24.41 x 17.72 inch.) Note : Work conceived in 1965. Edition of 1972 at 15 copies plus artist's proofs, realized by Lucien Treillard for the editions Il Fauno. This example is an artist's proof Work conceived in 1965. 1972 edition of 15 copies plus artist's proofs, realized by Lucien Treillard and published by Il Fauno. This example is an artist's proof Provenance : Collection Edmonde et Lucien Treillard, Paris Bibliography : - J.-H. Martin, R. Krauss et B. Hermann, Man Ray, catalog raisonné, Sculptures et objets, Objets de mon affection, Paris, Philippe Sers, 1983, p.156, n°158 (illustrated p. 124). - G. Perlein and D. Palazzoli, Man Ray, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Nice, 1997, p.291 - Man Ray em Paris, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, 2019-2020, p.228 (this copy). Andrew Strauss and Timothy Baum of the Man Ray Expertise Committee have confirmed the authenticity of this work and that the edition of this work will be included in the Catalogue of Man Ray's Objects and Sculptures, currently in preparation. Andrew Strauss and Timothy Baum of the Man Ray Expertise Committee have confirmed the authenticity of this work and that the edition of this work will be included in the Catalogue of Objects & Sculpture of Man Ray, currently in preparation.