Man Ray (1890-1976) And William Nelson Copley (1919-1996)
Indestructible Object (Think)
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs, Lot 610
14. May - 14. May 2022
The Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs, Lot 610
14. May - 14. May 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
MAN RAY (1890-1976) AND WILLIAM NELSON COPLEY (1919-1996)
Indestructible Object (Think)
signed and dated 'Man Ray 1966' (on the paper element); signed 'CPLY' (on the canvas element)
pen and black ink on paper by Man Ray and oil on canvas by William Copley affixed with a paperclip to vintage metronome
8 3⁄4 x 4 3⁄8 x 4 3⁄8 in (22.2 x 11 x 11 cm.)
Executed in New York in 1966 at a dinner party in the Jacobs home
Indestructible Object (Think)
signed and dated 'Man Ray 1966' (on the paper element); signed 'CPLY' (on the canvas element)
pen and black ink on paper by Man Ray and oil on canvas by William Copley affixed with a paperclip to vintage metronome
8 3⁄4 x 4 3⁄8 x 4 3⁄8 in (22.2 x 11 x 11 cm.)
Executed in New York in 1966 at a dinner party in the Jacobs home
