Lot no. 135
135. 135AR MAN RAY (1890-1976)
The Violin of Ingres, 1969
(Anselmino, 84)
Colour lithograph on BFK Rives vellum
Signed and annotated "HC XXII/XXV".
Published by Kung, Tokyo
Printed by Pierre Chave, Vence
69.5 x 49.5 cm
Lithograph based on the famous photograph of Kiki de Montparnasse, published in 1924 in the Dada and Surrealist magazine Littérature. The original Violon d'Ingres print has been in the Centre Pompidou since 1993. It previously belonged to André Breton
Bibliography
Atelier Man Ray (Man Ray Trust, 2008), illustration page 278. Neil Baldwin, Man Ray American Artist. Work referenced an page 110.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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