Man Ray and F.N.B. Bruxelles Foundry
Sculpture by Itself I
1965
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Bronze and aluminum, 16 5/8 x 7 5/8 x 7 1/4 in. (42.2 x 19.4 x 18.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ellen W.P. Wasserman, Pikesville, Maryland
Object Number
2001.24
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2001; Ellen and Jack Wasserman; Private Collection, Great Britain
The Persistent Figure in Modern Sculpture
"Man Ray," Los Angelos County Museum, 1966, illustration of another example, no. 140, p. 116.
"Man Ray," Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 1971, illustration of another example, no. 138.
"Man Ray," Janus, Milan, 1973, illustration of another example, no. 18.
Roland Penrose, "Man Ray," London, 1975, no. 27, illustration of another example, p. 60.
Arturo Schwarz, "Man Ray: The Rigor of Imagination," London, 1977, no. 248, illustration of another example, p. 145.
G.Y. Dryansky, 'Historic Houses: The Man Ray Studio' in Architectural Digest, November, 1982, p. 180.
Jean-Hubert Martin, Rosalind Krauss and Brigitte Hermann, "Man Ray: Objects de Mon Affection," Sculptures et Objects, Catalogue Raisonne, Paris, 1983, illustration of the wood, p. 23.
"Man Ray," Sezon Museum of Tokyo, 1990, illustration of another example, no. 0-2.
Markings: Plaque on side: " 'Sculpture' / By Itself I / MANRAY - 1918" Signed again, numbered 2/9 and twice inscribed with the foundry "F.N.B. Bruxelles" on the base
