MAN RAY (1890-1976) Lot n° 148

Café Man Ray, 1948 "A small shovel for a child, on a panel, acting as a knocker for an exhibition in a gallery." Reissued in 1974, by the Il Fauno Gallery, Turin, at 9 copies and 3 artist's proofs, made by Lucien Treillard. Wood, metal, Indian ink Copper plate on the back with Man Ray's signature, title, date and Man Ray Paris stamp. 34 x 18 x 6 cm Café Man Ray, 1948 "A small shovel for children, on a panel, acting as a knocker for an exhibition in a gallery." Executed in 1974, by the gallery Il Fauno, Turin, with 9 copies and 3 artist's proofs, directed by Lucien Treillard. Wood, metal, India Ink Copper plate with Man Ray signature on the back, title, date and Man Ray Paris stamp. 13.39 x 7.09 x 2.37 inch. Note: At William Copley's home in Beverly Hills, a French-style café was recreated on December 13, 1948 by Stravinsky's daughter-in-law for the Man Ray exhibition, where people ate onion soup and drank red wine: "French cuisine, American cocktails." At the home of William Copley in Beverly Hills, Stravinsky's daughter-in-law had reconstructed it on December 13, 1948, on the occasion of the exhibition Man Ray, a café at the French, eating onion soup and drinking red wine: "French cuisine, American cocktails." Provenance: Collection Edmonde et Lucien Treillard, Paris Bibliography: - J.-H. Martin, R. Krauss and B. Hermann, Man Ray, catalog raisonné, Sculptures et objets, Objets de mon affection, Paris, Philippe Sers, 1983, n°107 p. 153, ill. p. 95 - Ronny van de Velde, Man Ray, 1890-1976, Antwerp, Albin Michel, 1994, n°387 (this copy) - G. Perlein and D. Palazzoli, Man Ray, Musée d'art moderne et contemporain, Nice, 1997, p. 243 - Man Ray em Paris, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, 2019-2020, p.227 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.