Man Ray
Chess set
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs, Lot 661
14. May - 14. May 2022
The Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs, Lot 661
14. May - 14. May 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
MAN RAY (1890-1976)
Chess set
signed, dated and stamped with initial 'MAN RAY 1947 R' (on the top of the gold king); stamped with initial again 'R' (on the top of the red king)
anodized aluminum chess pieces
height varies from 1 7⁄8 in. (4.7 cm.) to 1 1⁄4 in. (3.2 cm.)
(32)Conceived in wood in 1920; this version executed in 1947
Chess set
signed, dated and stamped with initial 'MAN RAY 1947 R' (on the top of the gold king); stamped with initial again 'R' (on the top of the red king)
anodized aluminum chess pieces
height varies from 1 7⁄8 in. (4.7 cm.) to 1 1⁄4 in. (3.2 cm.)
(32)Conceived in wood in 1920; this version executed in 1947
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Man Ray achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in May last year. In the The Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs auction, the work Chess set sold for USD 31,500.00 (€ 29,354.21) - well above the upper estimate of USD 15,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Man Ray achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Le Violon d'Ingres, 1924 in May last year with an auction result of USD 12,412,500.00 (€ 11,566,955.55).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Man Ray erzielte im Mai letzten Jahres bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs wurde die Arbeit Chess set für USD 31.500,00 (€ 29.354,21) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 15.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Man Ray erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Le Violon d'Ingres, 1924 im Mai letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 12.412.500,00 (€ 11.566.955,55).
Man Ray - Auction history
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