$20,000
Man Ray
chess set
USA, 1920 / 1947 anodized aluminum 1 dia x 2 h in (3 x 5 cm)
result: $20,000
Sold with a copy of the invoice from Sotheby's.
Signed with impressed manufacturer's mark to each king: [R].
provenance: Aquired directly from the artist by Julien Levy, New York | Sotheby's, New York, Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture from the Julien Levy Collection , 5 November 1981, Lot 108 | Private collection
exhibited: Schachspiele Wandel Im Laufe Der Kunst - Und Kulturgeschichte , 1987, Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde, Munich
literature: Man Ray: The Rigour of Imagination , Schwarz, ppg. 203, 217 Schachspiele Wandel Im Laufe Der Kunst - Und Kulturgeschichte , Siebert, pg. 177
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2014-12-11
