Important Paintings, Sculptures, Watercolors and Drawings
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 07:00 pm
Lot 31
Man Ray, 1890-1976 (US)
La montagne en verre, 1950
Oil on canvas.
H 810 mm W 600 mm.
Signed and dated.
| CHF | 300'000 / 350'000 |
| EUR | 260'000 / 300'000 |
| USD | 320'000 / 380'000 |
Annotation:
Verso inscribed on stretcher: "La montagne en verre, Man Ray, 1950".
Provenance: Galleria Iolas, Milano;
Collezione Roberto Scalabrini, 1989;
Swiss private property.
Literature: Janus. Man Ray. München, Edition Praeger, 1973. see. Study sketch from 1940/41 (illustration on page 186).
Annotation: The work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings prepared by André Strauss and Timothy Baum.