Man Ray Portrait of Marcel Duchamp
Art House: The Collection of Chara Schreyer
Man Ray
1890 - 1976
Portrait of Marcel Duchamp
gelatin silver print, signed and dated in ink on the image, flush-mounted, a Paris customs stamp on the reverse, framed, accompanied by William N. Copley Collection labels, James Bourlet & Sons, and other framing labels
image: 9⅞ by 7⅞ in. (25.1 by 20 cm.)
frame: 13½ by 11½ in. (34.3 by 29.2 cm.)
Executed in 1949.
Condition Report:
Please note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings.
This early, slightly warm-toned print, on paper with a subtle eggshell texture, is in generally very good condition. The artist's ink signature in the lower right corner is faded. Faint age-appropriate silvering is visible in the darkest areas. Craquelure is visible upon close examination overall, notably in the left portion of the image. Visible under raking light are a few deposits of the photographer's original retouching.
The reverse is age-darkened.
Provenance:
Gift of the photographer to artist Max Ernst
Collection of William N. Copley, Los Angeles/New York
Acquired from the above in the 1990s by the present owner
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Art House: The Collection of Chara Schreyer
Man Ray
1890 - 1976
Portrait of Marcel Duchamp
gelatin silver print, signed and dated in ink on the image, flush-mounted, a Paris customs stamp on the reverse, framed, accompanied by William N. Copley Collection labels, James Bourlet & Sons, and other framing labels
image: 9⅞ by 7⅞ in. (25.1 by 20 cm.)
frame: 13½ by 11½ in. (34.3 by 29.2 cm.)
Executed in 1949.
Condition Report:
Please note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings.
This early, slightly warm-toned print, on paper with a subtle eggshell texture, is in generally very good condition. The artist's ink signature in the lower right corner is faded. Faint age-appropriate silvering is visible in the darkest areas. Craquelure is visible upon close examination overall, notably in the left portion of the image. Visible under raking light are a few deposits of the photographer's original retouching.
The reverse is age-darkened.
Provenance:
Gift of the photographer to artist Max Ernst
Collection of William N. Copley, Los Angeles/New York
Acquired from the above in the 1990s by the present owner
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