Lot Essay
The present image depicts the theory of elliptic functions, and their resulting curvature has been interpreted as figurative in nature. This form inspired the painting Macbeth.
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Mathematical Object, 1934–1935
Details
MAN RAY (1890–1976)
Mathematical Object, 1934–1935
gelatin silver print
stamped 'MAN RAY - 8 RUE/DU VAL-DE-GRACE/PARIS 5e - FRANCE/DANTON 92 - 25' [Manford M9] (verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed gallery label (frame backing)
image/sheet: 9 1/8 x 11 7/8 in. (23 x 29.7 cm.)
Mathematical Object, 1934–1935
gelatin silver print
stamped 'MAN RAY - 8 RUE/DU VAL-DE-GRACE/PARIS 5e - FRANCE/DANTON 92 - 25' [Manford M9] (verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed gallery label (frame backing)
image/sheet: 9 1/8 x 11 7/8 in. (23 x 29.7 cm.)
Provenance
The Collection of Juliet Man Ray;
Robert Miller Gallery, New York;
Galerie Montaigne, Paris;
acquired from the above by the present owner.
Robert Miller Gallery, New York;
Galerie Montaigne, Paris;
acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
Wendy A. Grossman and Edouard Sebline (eds.), Man Ray Human Equations, A Journey from Mathematics to Shakespeare, The Phillips Collection, Washington D. C., 2016, pp. 54, 55.
Exhibited
New York, Robert Miller Gallery, Man Ray Mathematical Objects, May 3–June 30, 1983.
Brought to you by
Rebecca Jones