Man Ray chess set
Man Ray chess set
Man Ray chess set
Man Ray chess set
Man Ray chess set
Man Ray chess set
Man Ray chess set
Man Ray chess set
Man Ray chess set
Man Ray chess set
Man Ray chess set
Man Ray chess set

Man Ray chess set

Man Ray

£680.00

This design was inspired by Man Ray’s lifelong friendship with avid chess player and fellow artist Marcel Duchamp. This re-edition is based on the original 1920S Man Ray Wooden Chess Set in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and was the inspiration for a larger silver version in the MoMA collection.

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Description
In this set, Man Ray translates traditional chess pieces into pure geometric forms abandoning all classical and figurative characteristics used to define the pieces. Instead, he composed them of pure Euclidean geometric “ideal forms” - cube, sphere, pyramid and cone. Dadaist that he was, one discordant form was interjected into the set. He based the form of the Knight on a found object in his studio, the head scroll of a violin.

Materials
Board: Veneered wood with clear lacquered and black painted finishes; wool felt bottom.

Pieces: Solid beech wood with clear lacquered and black painted finishes; wool felt pads are under each chess piece.

Dimensions
Board: W 43  D 43  H 2 cm
Bishop: H 7 cm
King & Queen: H: 8.25 cm
Knight: H: 5 cm
Rook and Pawn: H 3.5 cm

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