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Man Ray, self-portrait with walking stick, 1930-1940. Estimate: 10,000-15,000 euros. Soler y Llach image.

Soler y Llach presents auction of Man Ray photos Oct. 30

Man Ray, self-portrait with walking stick, 1930-1940. Estimate: 10,000-15,000 euros. Soler y Llach image.

Man Ray, self-portrait with walking stick, 1930-1940. Estimate: 10,000-15,000 euros. Soler y Llach image.

BARCELONA, Spain – On Oct. 30, the photography department of Soler y Llach will present an auction titled “Man Ray, Collection d’Afflitto, New York.” The 144-lot sale is the largest offering of photographs by Man Ray since 1995. Estimates range from 2,000 to 150,000 euros (1 euro = $1.30US).

LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding for the auction, which will begin at 6 p.m. Central European Time.

The auction will be exhibited in Madrid (Oct. 17, Espacio Salesas, c/ Conde de Xiquena 8), Paris (Oct. 22-23, Sale VV, 3 Rue Rossini) and Barcelona Oct. 29-30, Soler y Llach, c/ Beethoven, 13).

The photographs, mostly vintage black and white, are from the most interesting periods and subjects that define this unique American-born artist. The collection, assembled by Florentine art dealer Camillo d’Afflitto (1951-2009) during the last 30 years, approaches the recurring themes of the work of Man Ray that have marked his production: the self-portrait, portraits of artists and creators, their relationship and shared work with Marcel Duchamp, Dada, Surrealism, fashion photography, the body and architecture.

Other photos show primitive African art that he observed and immortalized with his camera from the perspective of modern artwork and not as a mere object. Also important are pictures of objects Man Ray ironically called “objects of my affection.”

The photographs were collected by the gallery owner and collector Camillo d’Afflitto, who was interested in avant-garde artists such as Marcel Duchamp and Francis Picabia. In 1981 he founded a gallery in Florence specializing in contemporary art.

For details call Soler y Llach at 34 93 201 87 33.

View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.


ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE


Man Ray, self-portrait with walking stick, 1930-1940. Estimate: 10,000-15,000 euros. Soler y Llach image.

Man Ray, self-portrait with walking stick, 1930-1940. Estimate: 10,000-15,000 euros. Soler y Llach image.

Portrait of Tristan Tzara, circa. 1921. Estimate: 8,000-12,000 euros. Soler y Llach image.

Portrait of Tristan Tzara, circa. 1921. Estimate: 8,000-12,000 euros. Soler y Llach image.

Photograph of Ady Fidelin in front of the plaster sculpture ´Albatros´ by Alberto Giacometti, circa 1937. Soler y Llach image.

Photograph of Ady Fidelin in front of the plaster sculpture ´Albatros´ by Alberto Giacometti, circa 1937. Soler y Llach image.

‘Negro y blanco, positivo,’ ‘Black and White, positive,’ 1926, printed in 1950s. Estimate: 150,000-200,000 euros. Soler y Llach image.

‘Negro y blanco, positivo,’ ‘Black and White, positive,’ 1926, printed in 1950s. Estimate: 150,000-200,000 euros. Soler y Llach image.

Senufo feminin figure, Niena, Mali, circa 1934, vintage gelatin silver print. Estimate: 30,000-40,000 euros. Soler y Llach image.

Senufo feminin figure, Niena, Mali, circa 1934, vintage gelatin silver print. Estimate: 30,000-40,000 euros. Soler y Llach image.

Six prints of African objects used for the illustration of ‘Michael Leiris for Cahiers d’Art,’ 1936. Estimate: 100,000-150,000 euros. Soler y Llach image.

Six prints of African objects used for the illustration of ‘Michael Leiris for Cahiers d’Art,’ 1936. Estimate: 100,000-150,000 euros. Soler y Llach image.

Unidentified interior, 1920-1930, vintage gelatin silver print. Estimate: 12,000-15,000 euros. Soler y Llach image.

Unidentified interior, 1920-1930, vintage gelatin silver print. Estimate: 12,000-15,000 euros. Soler y Llach image.

Object, mathematical ruled surface, 1936, vintage gelatin silver print, Estimate: 40,000-50,000. Soler y Llach image.

Object, mathematical ruled surface, 1936, vintage gelatin silver print, Estimate: 40,000-50,000. Soler y Llach image.