MAN RAY (1890-1976)
Voilà, 1970
Painted wood box, veil realized in the pink canvas of L. Fouanet, brush and tinted wood shell, aluminum paper.
Edition drawn to 9 copies and 3 artist's proofs, realization Lucien Treillard.
Signed and annotated E.A. in the box
Three exhibition labels on the reverse side including Worlds in a Box
36 x 21,8 x 13,6 cm
Voilà, 1970
Box of painted wood, veil made in the pink canvas of L. Fouanet, brush and hull in stained wood, aluminum foil.
Edition printed in 9 copies and 3 artist's proofs, directed by Lucien Treillard.
Signed and annotated E.A. in the box
Three labels of exhibitions on the back including Worlds in a Box 14.18 x 8.59 x 5.36 inch.
Executed in 1970, this work is one of the few trial copies, in preparation for an unrealized edition.
Executed in 1970, this work is one of a small number of trial proofs in preparation for an unrealized edition.
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°173 p. 157, ill. p.132
- Man Ray em Paris, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, 2019-2020, p.231 (this copy)
Exhibitions:
Tokyo, Sezon Museum of Art; Amagasaki, Tsukashin Hall; Fukuoka, Tenjin Daimaru; Yokohama, Museum of Art; Nagoya, City Art Museum Funabashi, Art Forum, Man Ray (1890-1976), vol. I: Photographs, vol. II: Paintings / Objects / Drawings and Watercolors / Prints / Books, 1990-1991, vol. II, no. O-48, p. 34, illustrated in color
Edinburgh, City Arts Center; Sheffield, Graves Art Gallery; Norwich, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts; London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Worlds in a Box, 1994-95
São Paulo, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil and Belo Horizonte, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Man Ray em Paris, 2019, pp. 231, illustrated
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 Man Ray's Objects and Sculptures, 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.