Tirage argentique d'époque. Au verso, avec le tampon du photographe 'Photo Man Ray Paris' (Manford M1) et annoté première epreuve et daté 1923 au crayon d'une main inconnue.

Vintage silver print. On the reverse, with the photographer's 'Photo Man Ray Paris' stamp (Manford M1), annotated première epreuve and dated 1923 in pencil in an unknown hand.

De l'artis🐭te à une collection familiale, Paris

For the stamp see: Steven Manford, Behind the Photo. The Stamps of Man Ray. Vol. II: Stamps, Paris, Collection Clémentine, 2009, ill. p. 52 (M1).

This print is generally in good condition. It is printed on strong, light yellow paper with a matte surface. With a superficial stain of approx. 2,5 cm at the right edge towards the top. With three vertical folds of approx. 3 cm, 1 cm and 5 cm at the upper edge towards the right; the upper right and the lower right corners with a small strong fold. The edges and the left corners are occasionally bumped. With light silvering in the dark areas of the print. With a very light horizontal scratch of approx. 12 cm which is visible only in raking light in the upper right quadrant of the image.
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