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L'Aventure (Adventure)
Man Ray (American, 1890–1976) · 1972
$2,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £1,538≈ €1,779
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- Medium
- Etching · Prints & multiples all etching results →As published: “Etching and aquatint in colors, on Arches paper, with full margins”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 17/90
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and numbered 17/90 in pencil · Man Ray signature
- Category
- Etchings
- Dimensions
- I. 12 1/8 x 16 3/8 in. (30.8 x 41.6 cm) S. 19 3/4 x 26 in. (50.2 x 66 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Evening & Day Editions (NY030119)
- Date
- April 23, 2019
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 127
- Estimate
- $1,000 – $2,000 (≈ £769 – £1,538) (≈ €889 – €1,779)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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