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THE COLLECTION OF JERRY MOSS
MAN RAY (1890–1976)
Chess Pieces. Four Studies, c. mid 1940s
Details
MAN RAY (1890–1976)
Chess Pieces. Four Studies, c. mid 1940s
four gelatin silver prints
two prints annotated 'Series I (6 Sets)' 'Series II (square works)' and 'Series III 10 Sets (Wood)' and various annotations in ink and pencil (on the reverse)
image/sheet sizes range from: 2 ½ x 3 ¼ (6.3 x 8.2 cm.) to 4 x 6 ½ in. (10.1 x 16.5 cm.)
Chess Pieces. Four Studies, c. mid 1940s
four gelatin silver prints
two prints annotated 'Series I (6 Sets)' 'Series II (square works)' and 'Series III 10 Sets (Wood)' and various annotations in ink and pencil (on the reverse)
image/sheet sizes range from: 2 ½ x 3 ¼ (6.3 x 8.2 cm.) to 4 x 6 ½ in. (10.1 x 16.5 cm.)
Provenance
Juliet Man Ray, London (wife of the artist); Estate sale, Sotheby's, London, 23 March 1995, lot 179.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Literature
Man Ray, W. Grossman, et. al., Man Ray: Human Equations, Ostfildern, 2015, p. 155 (another print illustrated).
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