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Gertrude Stein in Profile

Lot Closed

March 16, 05:11 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Man Ray

1870 - 1976

Gertrude Stein in Profile

inscribed To Fania and Carl with all my love / always / Gertrude (on the image); the photographer's credit stamp (Manford M2) (on the reverse)

gelatin silver print

8½ by 6⅜ in.

21.6 by 16.2 cm.

Executed in 1923.

The artist

Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, gifted from the above

Carl and Fania Van Vechten, gifted from the above

Harold and Virginia Knapik, gifted from the above

Private Collection

Gifted from the above to the present owner, circa 1970