MAN RAY, (1890-1976)
Revolving doors - Jeune Fille
Revolving doors - Jeune fille
signed and inscribed in the weave 'Man Ray, A3' (lower left); numbered in the weave 'II/VI' (on the reverse) and signed 'Man Ray' (on a label on the reverse)
wool tapestry
145 x 111cm (57 1/16 x 43 11/16in).
Conceived circa 1916-1917, this tapestry executed circa 1970 by the Aubusson workshop in a numbered edition of 6.
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 & Sculptures of Man Ray, currently in preparation.
Provenance
Juliet Man Ray Collection; her sale, Sotheby's, London, 23 March 1995, lot 144.
Private collection, US (acquired at the above sale).
Literature
K. Shinoyama, 'Man Ray's Atelier', in Art Vivant, no. 15, 1985.
C. Aillaud, 'Dada mon amour, l'appartamento parigino di Juliet Man Ray', in Architectural Digest, February 1989 (illustrated p. 90).
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Revolving doors - Jeune Fille
Revolving doors - Jeune fille
signed and inscribed in the weave 'Man Ray, A3' (lower left); numbered in the weave 'II/VI' (on the reverse) and signed 'Man Ray' (on a label on the reverse)
wool tapestry
145 x 111cm (57 1/16 x 43 11/16in).
Conceived circa 1916-1917, this tapestry executed circa 1970 by the Aubusson workshop in a numbered edition of 6.
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 & Sculptures of Man Ray, currently in preparation.
Provenance
Juliet Man Ray Collection; her sale, Sotheby's, London, 23 March 1995, lot 144.
Private collection, US (acquired at the above sale).
Literature
K. Shinoyama, 'Man Ray's Atelier', in Art Vivant, no. 15, 1985.
C. Aillaud, 'Dada mon amour, l'appartamento parigino di Juliet Man Ray', in Architectural Digest, February 1989 (illustrated p. 90).
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