MAN RAY (1890-1976) Lot n° 117

Fisherman's Idol, 1926 Bronze Signed on the base "Man Ray E.A." 40.5 x 8 x 9.3 cm Fisherman's Idol, 1926 Bronze Signed on the basis "Man Ray E.A." 15.95 x 3.15 x 3.67 inch. Note: "Sculpture made of cork fragments found on the beach." Destroyed object. This object dates from the time Man Ray was shooting his film Emak Bakia at Arthur Wheeler's house. Executed in 1972-1973, Galerie Françoise Tournié, Paris, 8 copies and artist's proofs. A copy of this bronze is kept at the Musée national d'Art moderne "Sculpture made of cork fragments found on the beach." Object destroyed. This object dates back to the time when Man Ray shot his film Emak Bakia at Arthur Wheeler. Executed in 1972-1973, Françoise Tournié Gallery, Paris, with 8 prints and artist's proofs. A copy of this bronze is kept at the National Museum of Modern Art Provenance: Collection Edmonde et Lucien Treillard, Paris Bibliography: - J.-M. Bouhours and P. de Haas, Man Ray, directeur du mauvais movies, Centre Pompidou, 1997, pp. 43-60 - J.-H. Martin, R. Krauss and B. Hermann, Man Ray, catalog raisonné, Sculptures et objets, Objets de mon affection, Paris, Philippe Sers, 1983, n°37 p.144, ill. p.48. - G. Perlein and D. Palazzoli, Man Ray, Musée d'art moderne et contemporain, Nice, 1997, p.189 - Man Ray em Paris, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, 2019-2020, p.222 (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, which is 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.