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American painter and photographer Man Ray. Photo by McKeown/Getty Images.
A Christie’s sale featuring dozens of artworks by Man Ray that the artist’s trust attempted to halt went ahead yesterday, March 2, in Paris, with all 188 lots sold known in auction parlance as a “white glove” sale. The auction total was €5.9 million ($7.1 million).
The strong results came despite a major challenge that publicly materialized one day prior in the form of a six-page statement from the Man Ray Trust, which was established by the artist’s widow, Juliet Man Ray, who died in 1991.
“The Man Ray Trust raised serious concerns to Christie’s about the provenance and rightful ownership of the overwhelming majority of the works offered for auction,” according to the trust’s statement. The works came from the collection of Lucien Treillard, Man Ray’s longtime assistant and collaborator, and his wife, Edmonde.
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