Man Ray *

(Philadelphia 1890–1976 Paris)
Le Gardien du Port, 1958, signed and dated; inscribed "Il Guardiano del Porto" on the reverse, oil on canvas, 28 x 25.5 cm, framed
Andrew Strauss and Timothy Baum of the Man Ray Expertise Committee have confirmed the authenticity of this work under reference 00626-P-2026 and that it will be included in the Catalogue of Paintings of Man Ray, currently in preparation

Provenance:
Private Collection
Sale: Brerarte, Milan, 21 March 1988, lot 159
European Private Collection (acquired from the above)

Note:
Painted in 1958, this is one of two near identical canvases, both of which are studies for a large version, painted in the same year