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May 19, 2017 12:00 PMCalender
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Man Ray (American, 1890-1976) Herma(phrodite)

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$2,706$2,200
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3010BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 19, 2017 12:00PM

Description:

Man Ray (American, 1890-1976)

Herma(phrodite)
Signed "Man Ray" in the bronze on the reverse l.l., numbered "145/350" and with the foundry mark "Artcurial" in the bronze on the reverse l.r.
Bronze with red-brown patina, height 10 1/2 in. (27 cm),on a wooden pedestal.
Condition: Attached loosely to base, scattered small abrasions and scratches, scattered small marks of oxidation.

Literature: Man Ray: Objets de mon affection (Paris: P. Sers, 1983),p. 165.
Estimate $1,200-1,800

Height with pedestal: 14 in.

Herma(phrodite) was conceived in 1919 and cast in 1976 in an edition of 350 by Artcurial, Paris.

The bolt connecting the sculpture to its base may be stripped. Nicks to the upper right on the front of the torso and to the the front and the back of the raised arm. Scratches to the lower left on the front of the torso, the upper left of the front of the left leg, and on the reverse at upper center and lower center.


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Keywords

artcurial, Ray, Paris