MAN RAY (1890-1976)

MAN RAY (1890-1976)
Decollage III
signed, dated, titled and inscribed '"Decollage" Man Ray-1917 Coll. Arensberg N.Y. (destroyed) (Third 1947) This for Rosalind. parmis les cadeaux que nous avons echangés. Affectueusement Man Ray Paris. April 30, 1957' (on the reverse)
collage with bobby pins, hair, thread, fabric and wax paper in the artist's painted frame
collage: 16 1⁄8 x 12 1⁄4 in. (40.8 x 30.8 cm.)
frame: 21 1⁄4 x 17 1⁄4 x 1 1⁄4 in. (53.9 x 43.8 x 3.1 cm.)
Conceived in 1917 and recreated in 1947

Provenance
Gift from the artist by the late owners, April 1957.