an open book with a picture of different colored ties on it
Premium Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

201 - International Postwar Man Ray (born Emanuel Rudnitzky) Le Pa…
See original version (German)

Estimate €2,800 - €3,200
Sale commission
Description
International Postwar Man Ray (born Emanuel Rudnitzky) Le Pain peint. Featuring an original multiple and 10 coloured pochoirs based on drawings by Man Ray. Mounted multiple on leporello. Galerie Alexandre Iolas, Paris, 1973. - The pochoirs in vibrant and bold colours. Man Ray, Catalogue raisonné, Sculptures et objets, Objets de mon affection, Paris, 1983, 127. - Penrose, Man Ray, London, 1975, XX. - The portfolio plays on the French phonetic resonance of ‘pain peint’ and shifts the perception of bread as a foodstuff towards a linguistic-associative, almost acoustic event. From an art-historical perspective, the work follows in the tradition of Dada and Surrealism, where the everyday object is detached from its function and placed within a realm of wit, chance and surplus meaning. Man Ray thus draws on the logic of the ready-made, though not as a mere presentation of a found object, but as a conscious transformation and staging of the object. With the vibrantly coloured stencils from the ‘Revolving Doors’ series (Anselmino 18), these works appear as precisely defined, two-dimensional segments of colour that divide the picture surface into clearly distinct zones and create a strongly graphic, almost typified character. Featuring an original multiple and 10 coloured stencils based on drawings by Man Ray. Multiple mounted on a leporello. Galerie Alexandre Iolas, Paris, 1973. - The stencils feature bright and vivid colours. Man Ray, Catalogue raisonné, Sculptures et objets, Objets de mon affection, Paris, 1983, 127. - Penrose, Man Ray, London, 1975, XX. - The portfolio plays on the French sound of ‘pain peint’ and shifts the perception of bread as food towards a linguistic-associative, almost acoustic event. From an art-historical perspective, the work follows in the tradition of Dada and Surrealism, where the ordinary object is detached from its function and placed within a realm of wit, chance and an excess of meaning. Man Ray thus draws on the logic of the ready-made, though not as a mere presentation of a found object, but as a conscious transformation and staging of the object. With the brightly coloured stencils based on the ‘Revolving Doors’ series (Anselmino 18), which appear in his work as precisely defined, flat segments of colour that divide the picture surface into clearly distinct zones and create a strongly graphic, almost typified character. *This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard margin scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
See original version (German)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
About the sale Modern and Contemporary Art
Auction location
Auction time 07/11/2026 at 11:00 AM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
You may also like