Man Ray American, 1890-1976
Etoile de verre, 1965
Rhinestone, white pencil on dark sandpaper mounted on card
Sandpaper sheet: 18 x 28cm; 7 1/8 x 11 inches
Card size: 24 x 33cm; 9 1/2 x 13 inches
Card size: 24 x 33cm; 9 1/2 x 13 inches
Artist's proof (E.A)
Copyright The Artist
Executed in 1965 in three editions of ten examples each; This work most likely relates to the third edition. Man Ray chooses a title that rhymes with papier de verre...
Executed in 1965 in three editions of ten examples each; This work most likely relates to the third edition.
Man Ray chooses a title that rhymes with papier de verre (sandpaper) alluding to the medium of the present work and étoile de mer (starfish), the latter being the title of Man Ray's third film made in 1928 and a nod to the maritime subject matter of this landscape.
Provenance
Private collection, EnglandExhibitions
London, The Mayor Gallery, Homage to Surrealism: 1924 - Forever (All Media), 9 Oct - 22 Nov 2024
Literature
Jean-Hubert Martin, Rosalind Krauss & Brigitte Hermann, Man Ray, Objets de mon affection, Sculptures et Objets, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1983, edition catalogued p. 156, no. 159