Man Ray American, 1890-1976
Etoile de verre, 1965
Rhinestone and chalk on dark sandpaper mounted on card
Sandpaper sheet: 18 x 28 cm; 7 1/8 x 11 inches
Card size: 24 x 33 cm; 9 1/2 x 13 inches
Card size: 24 x 33 cm; 9 1/2 x 13 inches
Artist's proof (E.A)
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Executed in 1965 in three editions of ten examples each. The title is a double play on words, rhyming with papier de verre (sandpaper) and etolie de mer (starfish) the...
Executed in 1965 in three editions of ten examples each.
The title is a double play on words, rhyming with papier de verre (sandpaper) and etolie 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
Sotheby's, London, Man Ray Sale, 22 - 23 March 1995, lot 405Private collection, England
Exhibitions
Frankfurt and Basel, 1979-80, no. 214
London, The Mayor Gallery, Homage to Surrealism: 1924 - Forever (All Media), 9 Oct - 22 Nov 2024
Literature
Rotterdam and Paris, 1971-72, no. 74, (ill. of another example from the edition)
Penrose, 1975, p. 187 (ill. of an example from one of the editions)
Schwarz, 1977, p.224, no. 371 (ill. of an example from one of the editions)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
Washington D.C. 1988-90, p. 319, fig. 264 (ill. of another example from the edition)A.D., 1989, p. 91
Tokyo, 1990-91, p. 30, no. O-41, (ill. in colour of an example from the third edition)
Tokyo, 1991-92, p. 82, no. 136, (ill. in colour of of an example from one of the editions)
Man Ray, Sotheby's London, sale catalogue, 22 - 23 March 1995, ill. p. 231