Lot #363: MAN RAY - Magnolia Blossom - Original vintage photogravure

 

Artist: Man Ray (American, 1890 - 1976).
Title: "Magnolia Blossom".
Medium: Original vintage photogravure.
Date: Composed 1926. Printed 1934.
Dimensions: Image size: 11 1/4 x 8 3/8 in. (286 x 213 mm).
Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): Very scarce. According to “Gordon’s Photography Prices” the auction record for a silver print of this image is $47,800 realized at Phillips, New York, 4/24/2003, lot #29. Image copyright © ADAGP/BNF - Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. [96-2-225]