Man Ray
Le Violon d'Ingres, 1924
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs, Lot 615
14. May - 14. May 2022
The Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs, Lot 615
14. May - 14. May 2022
Estimate: 5.000.000 - 7.000.000 USD
Price realised: 12.412.500 USD
Price realised: 12.412.500 USD
Description
MAN RAY (1890–1976)
Le Violon d'Ingres, 1924
signed and dated in ink 'Man Ray 1924' (lower right); stamped in red ink 'ORIGINAL' (on the reverse of the flush mount)
unique gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on board
image/sheet/flush mount: 19 x 14 3⁄4 in. (48.5 x 37.5 cm.)
Le Violon d'Ingres, 1924
signed and dated in ink 'Man Ray 1924' (lower right); stamped in red ink 'ORIGINAL' (on the reverse of the flush mount)
unique gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on board
image/sheet/flush mount: 19 x 14 3⁄4 in. (48.5 x 37.5 cm.)
A top price for Man Ray
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 Le Violon d'Ingres, 1924 sold for USD 12,412,500.00 (€ 11,566,955.55) - well above the upper estimate of USD 7,000,000.00. This high result makes Le Violon d'Ingres, 1924 the most expensive artwork by Man Ray that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Man Ray
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 Le Violon d'Ingres, 1924 für USD 12.412.500,00 (€ 11.566.955,55) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 7.000.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Le Violon d'Ingres, 1924 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Man Ray, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Man Ray - Auction history
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