EMMANUEL RADITSKY, dit MAN RAY (1890-1976)
Le Marteau ou Trompe l’oeuf, 1963
Sculpture of a blue-painted toilet seat and a photograph of an egg, signed and annotated “Man Ray – This is to certify that the seat is my private utensil MR – Mon œil Man Ray” respectively on the reverse of the photograph, on the back of the toilet seat and on its edge.
Dimensions :
H 44 x L 40 x P 3,5 cm
H 17,3 x W 15,7 x D 1,4 in.
Provenance :
Collection Christophe Czwiklitzer, acquired from the artist
Note :
Authentication by Andrew Strauss and Timothy Baum of the Man Ray Expertise Committee.
The original sculpture was the basis for a black bakelite replica, two copies dating from 1964 and an edition of ten for Marcel Zerbib. There is also a variant of this sculpture with the inscription “marteau frappez S.V.P.” on the photograph of the egg.
Réf : MR001