Man Ray (Philadelphia, 1890 - Paris, 1976) The Beautiful Weather, 1939 Coloured pencil, watercolour and graphite on paper Monogrammed and dated MR-39 lower right 31 x 29 cm Provenance : - Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn, Paris Exhibitions : - Milan, Palazzo Reale, "I Surrealisti", 7 June - 10 September 1989, described in the catalogue p. 637, reproduced in the catalogue p. 293 - Frankfurt, Kunsthalle "Die Surrealisten", 8 December 1989 - 18 February 1990, reproduced in catalogue p. 169 Andrew Strauss and Timothy Baum of the Man Ray Expertise Committee have confirmed the authenticity of this work under reference 0032-D-2024. This work will be included in the Catalogue of Man Ray's Paintings and Works on Paper currently in preparation.