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Impressionist & Modern Art | London Including Works from the Collection of Marina Picasso

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 80. Portrait Imaginaire du Marquis de Sade.

Property from a Private Collection, Europe

Man Ray

Portrait Imaginaire du Marquis de Sade

VAT standard rateUK: Greenford Park Warehouse

Lot Closed

April 14, 02:12 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private Collection, Europe

Man Ray

1890 - 1976

Portrait Imaginaire du Marquis de Sade


inscribed with the artist's monogram and numbered 4/8 

bronze

Height (not including base): 39.5cm., 15½in.

Cast in bronze by the Fratelli Barberis Foundry and published by Il Fauno, Turin in 1971 in an edition of 8 plus 2 artist's proofs.


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 & Sculptures of Man Ray, currently in preparation.

Please note this work will be sent to our warehouse in Greenford Park after the sale and can be collected from there.

Private Collection (acquired from the artist. Sold: Sotheby's, London, 27th March 1985, lot 200.i)

Private Collection, Europe (purchased at the above sale)

Thence by descent to the present owner

This model comes from a series of 10 bronzes executed in 1971 after a set of drawings that Man Ray executed for Les mains libres, a book of poems by Paul Eluard published in 1937.