Man Ray (1890-1976)

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Man Ray (1890-1976)
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signed with the artist's monogram, numbered and dated '12/100 MR 1974/78' and with goldsmith's mark and the hallmark for silver (on the reverse edge)
gold plated silver
4 x 5 1/4 in. (10 x 13.4 cm.)
Conceived in 1974 and executed in 1978

Provenance

Galleria Marconi, Milan.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, in the 1970s.

Literature

Exh. cat, Ori d'artista, il gioiell nell'arte italiana 1900-2004, Milan, 2004, p. 36 & 37 (another cast illustrated).
Exh. cat, Küstlerschmuck, Objets d'Art, Munich, 2009 (another cast illustrated p. 114 & 134-135).
D. Venet, From Picasso to Jeff Koons, the Artist as Jeweler, Milan, 2011, p. 84 (another cast illustrated).
Exh. cat, Medusa Jewellry and Taboos, Paris, 2017, p. 38 & 39 (another cast illustrated).
L. Guinness, Art as Jewellery, from Calder to Kapoor, Belguim, 2017, p. 106 (another cast illustrated p. 107).

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Lot Essay

Andrew Strauss and Timothy Baum of the Man Ray Expertise Committee have confirmed the authenticity of this work and that it will be included in the Catalogue of the Objects and Sculpture of Man Ray, currently in preparation.

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