MAN RAY (1890-1976) Lot n° 153

Origin of the species / L'Origine des espèces, 1935 Original gelatin-silver print mounted on paper Titled on the upper mount "Origin of the species", dated 1935 upper right, Val-de-Grâce stamp on the back of the image Sheet: 21.5 x 22.8 cm Print: 17.5 x 21.2 cm Origin of the species, 1935 Original gelatin-silver print mounted on paper Titled on the upper mount "Origin of the species," dated 1935 at the top right, Val-de-Grâce stamp on the back of the picture Leaf: 8.47 x 8.98 inch. Print: 6.89 x 8.35 inch. Note: This title, Origin of Species, was the subtitle of the set of Objects of my Affection that Man Ray had planned to make into an album. This title, Origine des espèces, was the subtitle of all the Objets de mon affection that Man Ray had planned to make an album. Provenance: Collection Edmonde et Lucien Treillard, Paris Bibliography: - J.-H. Martin, Man Ray photographe, Philippe Sers, Paris, 1981, p. 167 - J.-H. Martin, R. Krauss and B. Hermann, Man Ray, catalog raisonné, Sculptures et objets, Objets de mon affection, Paris, Philippe Sers, 1983, n°51 p.144, ill. p.59. - G. Perlein and D. Palazzoli, Man Ray, Musée d'art moderne et contemporain, Nice, 1997, p.184 - Ronny van de Velde, Man Ray, 1890-1976, Anvers, Albin Michel, 1994, n°100 (this copy