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Artworks
Man Ray United States, 1890-1976
L'Étoile de verre, 1965Chalk and diamanté collage on sandpaper laid down on cardboard mounted in the artist's original painted frame35.4 by 44.5 by 1.5 cm (14 by 17½ by ⅝ in.) (including the artist's frame)Signed 'Man Ray,' titled 'L'Etoile de Verre,' dated '1965' and numbered 'Serie II 9/10' (on the backing board)66531© 2021 Man Ray Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, ParisSOLDFurther images
Executed in 1965 in 3 series of 10 plus artist's proofs. The present work is number 9 from series number 2. Andrew Strauss and Timothy Baum of the Man Ray...Executed in 1965 in 3 series of 10 plus artist's proofs. The present work is number 9 from series number 2. Andrew Strauss and Timothy Baum of the Man Ray Expertise Committee have confirmed the authenticity of this work and that it will be included in the Catalogue of Objects and Sculpture of Man Ray, currently in preparation. In this poetic composition, Man Ray creates a view of tranquility with a glimmering star poised above a dark sea. The simple, yet striking arrangement arises from the pairing of the unlikely materials of diamond-cut glass and sandpaper—each synchronously derived from sand. In hallmark Surrealist fashion, the title is a play on words. With L'Étoile de verre, Man Ray toys with the terms 'papier de verre' (sandpaper) and 'étoile de mer' (starfish), the latter of which was also the title of the artist's third film, made in 1928.Provenance
Private Collection, New York
Timothy Baum, New York (acquired from the above)
Private Collection, Mexico City (acquired from the above)
Private Collection
Literature
R. Penrose, Man Ray, Paris, 1975, no. 123, illustrated pp. 187 and 206 (another example illustrated)
A. Schwarz, Man Ray, The Rigor of Imagination, London, 1977, no. 371, illustrated p. 224 (another example mentioned p. 226)
Man Ray, Objects of my affection, Paris, no. 159, 1983 (mentioned p. 156)
