Man Ray Chess Set - Board and Pieces

Designed in 1920 and recreated by expert craftsmen from Germany and Italy, these pieces are comprised of abstract geometric forms. Philadelphia-born, Brooklyn- raised, Dada-Surrealist artist Man Ray created sets from 1920 till his death in 1976. The pyramid is the Egyptian symbol of kingship and the cone a medieval queen's headgear. The flagon represented the bishops' tradition of creating exotic

The king is a pyramid, the queen is a cone, the bishop is a flagon, the rook is a cube and the pawn is a sphere. Man Ray, the American icon of Dada

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Man Ray Chess Board - Getty Museum Store

Getty on X: Artist Man Ray designed this chess set in 1920, the

Man Ray, Chess Set (1920-1962), Available for Sale

Man Ray, Chess Set (1920-1962), Available for Sale

Man Ray, CHESS SET (1920)

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