Lot 278
  • 278

Man Ray

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 USD
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Description

  • Man Ray
  • Portrait of Laura Florence
  • signed and inscribed Paris; stamped twice with the artist's 31 bis, Rue Campagne Première studio stamp on the reverse
  • gelatin silver print
  • 9 1/8 by 6 3/4 in. 23.2 by 17.1 cm.
  • Executed circa 1920.

Provenance

Robert Rauschenberg, New York
Bequest to the present owner from the above

Condition

This work is in fair condition overall. The sheet is hinged on the reverse at the top to the backing board. There is some variation in tone to the print at the extreme edges from the matting. The silver in the print has oxidized toward the left and in the darker areas. There is some original retouching, mostly around the figure's face.
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