MAN RAY Target / Mire Universelle - 1933-1971 Plaster, wood blocks, optical paper and rubber Signature, date, title and number on a metal plate affixed to the edge of the wooden base "man Ray/ Target, 1933-1971 / 2/10". Produced in 1971 in an edition of 10 copies and artist's proofs based on an object from 1935. H: 66.0 cm, W: 50.5 cm, D: 22.5 cm Provenance : Galerie Arturo Schwarz, Milan Acquired from the latter by the current owner Exhibitions : Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Munich, Haus des Kunst München, Le Surréalisme 1922-1942, June-September 1972, n°372, p.90, reproduced in black and white Bibliography : Cahiers d'Arts 5-6, 1935, reproduced p.121 (another copy) L. Vinca Masini, Man Ray, I Maestri del Novecento, Sansoni editore, Florence, 1974, no. 23, reproduced in colour (our copy) A. Schwarz, Man Ray, The Rigour of Imagination, London, 1977, no. 237, reproduced on p. 142 (the original object) J-H Martin, R. Krauss & B. Hermann, Man Ray: Objets de mon affection, sculptures et objets, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1983, no. 47 p. 144, reproduced on p. 57 (the original object) The edition of this work will be included in the Catalogue des Objets et Sculptures de Man Ray, currently being prepared by Andrew Strauss and Timothy Baum of the Man Ray Expertise Committee. A certificate from Mr Arturo Schwarz will be given to the buyer. Andrew Strauss and Timothy Baum of the Man Ray Expertise Committee have confirmed the authenticity of this work under reference 00425-O-2024. h: 66.0 cm, w: 50.5 cm, d: 22.5 cm MAN RAY H : 66.0 cm, W : 50.5 cm, D : 22.5 cm h : 66.0 cm, w : 50.5 cm, d : 22.5 cm Plaster, wood blocks, optical papers and rubber, incised with the artist's signature, titled, dated and numbered on a metal plaque affixed to the wooden base; 26 × 19 7/8 × 8 7/8 in.