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Property from the Estate of the Silent Film Actress Louise Brooks

Man Ray

Peinture naturelle

Lot closes

February 27, 05:54 PM GMT

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10,000 - 15,000 USD

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8,500 USD

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Description

Property from the Estate of the Silent Film Actress Louise Brooks

Man Ray 

1890 - 1976 

 

Peinture naturelle 

signed Man Ray and dated 58 (lower right); dedicated for Louise Brooks a souvenir of Man Ray Paris 1959 (on the backing board) 

acrylic on metal plate, in artist's frame 

5 ⅛ by 7 ⅛ in. 

13 by 18.1 cm.  

Executed in 1958.  


Andrew Strauss and Timothy Baum of the Man Ray Expertise Committee have confirmed the authenticity of this work under reference 00468-P-2025 and that it will be included in the Catalogue of Paintings of Man Ray, currently in preparation. 

Louise Brooks, Rochester, New York (acquired directly from the artist in 1958) 

Acquired by descent from the above by the present owner 

Barry Paris, Louise Brooks, New York, 1989, pp. 337, 459 and 539