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MAN RAY Etching DADA American 1970

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MAN RAY Etching DADA American 1970
MAN RAY
(Radnitzky Emmanuel)
Philadelphia 1890 - 1976 Paris (American)

Anna - La Ballade des Dames Hors du Temps - 1970
Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Etching

Title : Anna - La Ballade des Dames Hors du Temps

Technique : Original Etching on Arches paper.

Paper Size : 66 X 49,5 cm / 22 X 19.5 inch.

Plate Size : 32 X 28cm / 12.6 X 11 inch.

Additional Information : The work is Hand Signed in pencil "Man Ray" at the lower right margin.
This impression is dedicated in pencil to "H. C. à Jacques David" at the lower left margin. Jacques David was the printer of this series, so this etching was given to Jacques David by Man Ray himself and dedicated to him.
The paper bears the Arches paper watermark.
This etching was issued for the series "La Ballade des Dames Hors du Temps" in 1970 and printed in a limited edition of only 20 hand signed impressions of "HC" (Hors Commerce). The regular series was printed in a limited edition of 75 impressions.
It was printed by Jacques David in Paris in 1970, and published by Leon Amiel, New York and by the "Societe Internationale d'Art XX Siecle".

Literature : Man Ray Opera Grafica (The Complete book of the prints of Man Ray), by Luciano Anselmino and Bianca Pilat, Torino, Studio Marconi, 1984.
Reference: Anselmino, 2, n° 86.

Condition : Very Good condition,except of one crease in the upper right and small pinholes in the upper and lower edges. Minor discoloration of the back side of the paper.