Lot 180
- 180
Man Ray
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
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Description
- Man Ray
- Henry Miller, 1945Henry Miller (avec Man Ray, Juliet chez Henry Miller, Partington Ridge, Big Sur), 1945
- Two silver prints. One stamped 'Photograph Man Ray' and one with the copyright stampo ADAGP on the reverse.
- 17,5 x 13,1 cm, 6 7/8 x 5 1/8 in., 11,1 x 7,7 cm, 4 ¼ x 3 in.
Exhibited
West Palm Beach, 1994-95, no. 111
Madrid, Paris & Berlin, 2007-10, p. 189
Tokyo, 2010, no. 218
Madrid, Paris & Berlin, 2007-10, p. 189
Tokyo, 2010, no. 218
Literature
Self Portrait, 1963, p. 347 (other cropping)
Autoportrait, 1964, pp. 304, 305 (other cropping)
Janus, 1981, p. 479 (other cropping)
Paris, 1981, p. 247
Wolfsburg, 1994-95, p. 68
Vienne, 1996-97, fig. 100
Autoportrait, 1964, pp. 304, 305 (other cropping)
Janus, 1981, p. 479 (other cropping)
Paris, 1981, p. 247
Wolfsburg, 1994-95, p. 68
Vienne, 1996-97, fig. 100
Condition
The two prints are in very good to excellent general condition. One print (Henry Miller), with the corners and edges slightly worn, with a few light traces of scratches in the lower right quadrant visible in raking light only.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Both members of the American expatriate community of writers and artists in 1930s Paris, Man Ray and Henry Miller would not meet until the 1940s when they were both living in California. Miller remembered that Man Ray "was a kind, gentle soul, sophisticated indeed, but affable, cordial and thoroughly sincere ... I warmed to him immediately, and from an acquaintance became a friend ... an extremely fertile mind, his imagination is always at work, always creating new relationships of a surprising kind." (Henry Miller, Recollections of Man Ray in Hollywood, quoted in Schwarz, 1977, p. 321)
Curiously there exists no formal photographic portrait of Miller by Man Ray despite their close friendship. So Man Ray made t⛦he present enlargement cropped from a group portrait with Man Ray and the Neiman family outside Miller's cabin at Big Sur, explaining why this widely-published image does not display a sharp focus. Accompanying this work is a second photograph made at Big Sur, a view from inside the cabin showing Miller sitting at a table with Juliet, Margaret Neiman and her daughter and Man Ray standing by the doorway in the half-light.