MAN RAY (1890-1976)
The Bishop, 1970
Silver
Signed on the base and numbered IV/VIII 21.5 x 13 cm
(Light shock)
The Bishop, 1970
Silver
Signed on the basis and numbered IV/VIII 8.47 x 5.12 inch.
(Light shock)
Note:
Edition in 1970 of 8 copies, by Unida, The Hague, from a wooden model.
This is the enlarged chess piece (edition of a silver chess set in 1961).
Edition in 1970, printed in 8 copies, by Unida, The Hague, according to a wooden model.
This is the enlarged chess room (edition of a silver chess game in 1961).
Provenance:
Collection Edmonde et Lucien Treillard, Paris
Bibliography:
J.-H. Martin, R. Krauss and B. Hermann, Man Ray, catalog raisonné, Sculptures et objets, Objets de mon affection, Paris, Philippe Sers, 1983, n°174, p. 157.
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 des Objets et Sculptures de Man Ray, currently in preparation.
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 & Sculpture of Man Ray, currently in preparation.
