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Lot n° 187

MAN RAY (1890-1976)

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RECTIFICATION TO THE CATALOGUE: the canvas signed by Man Ray is MISSING Les Voies lactées, 1924 - 1974 11 prints mounted on cardboard, stamped Man Ray Paris Galleria il Fauno, Turin Printed on April 30, 1974 on the presses of Bernard Duval Portfolio realized under the direction of L. Treillard and with the collaboration of Bernard Duval and Serge and Hélène Béguier. Case : 42 x 31 cm Les Voies lactées, 1924 - 1974 11 prints mounted on card, stamped Man Ray Paris Galleria il Fauno, Torino Completed printing on 30 April 1974 on Bernard Duval's presses Portfolio produced under the direction of L. Treillard and with the collaboration of Bernard Duval and Serge and Hélène Béguier. Casing: 16.54 x 12.21 inch. Note: This copy is numbered XXII/XXV and signed. There were 25 copies signed and numbered from I/XXV to XXV/XXV with a canvas signed by Man Ray; 75 copies signed and numbered from 1 to 75 plus the collaborators' copies. This copy is numbered XXII/XXV and signed. There were 25 copies signed and numbered from I/XXV to XXV/XXV with a canvas signed by Man Ray; 75 copies signed and numbered from 1 to 75 plus the copies of the collaborators. Provenance : Edmonde and Lucien Treillard Collection, Paris Bibliography : - Roland Penrose, Man Ray, Thames and Hudson, 1975, p.185 - J.-H. Martin, Man Ray photographe, Paris, Philippe Sers, 1981, p.177 - G. Perlein and D. Palazzoli, Man Ray, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Nice, 1997, p.299

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