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Cadeau
1921/74
Cast iron sculpture with bronze patina and copper nails
Signed by the artist (stamped), titled and numbered (on handle)
6 1/2 x 4 x 3 1/2 in. (16.5 x 10.2 x 8.9 cm)
Edition of 5,000
INQUIRE
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Larmes: Erotique Voilée *
1933/1991
Original Gelatin Silver Print on Agfa paper in black and white
Stamped verso "Einmalige auflage fur die griffelkunst 1991"
12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 23 cm), unframed
From the original edition of unknown size
(Lit.: Man Ray. Photographs. London 1982, ill. pp. 84 and 69.)
SOLD
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Le Tour *
1981
Wood and painted foam sculpture encased in glass
Signed, numbered and titled, underneath base
5 x 15 in. (12.7 x 39 cm.)
Edition of 99
(with written certification hand-signed by the artist's wife, model and muse, Juliette Man Ray)
SOLD
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Noire et Blanche *
1933/85
Dye transfer print
Mounted with edition label (numbered) verso
6 ½ x 9 inches (16.5 x 23 cm), image
17 ¼ x 22 ¼ inches (44 x 56.5 cm), paper
Edition of 120
(Lit.: Man Ray. Photographs. London 1982, ill. p. 106.)
SOLD
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Erotique Voilee *
1933/85
Dye transfer print
Mounted with edition label (numbered) verso
22 ¼ x 17 ¼ inches (56.5 x 44 cm)
Edition of 120
(Lit.: Man Ray. Photographs. London 1982, ill. p. 69.)
SOLD
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Untitled *
(From Electro Magie)
1972
Aquatint in colors on Wove paper
Signed by the artist in pencil and numbered
15 x 11 inches (38.1 x 27.9 cm)
Edition of 150
SOLD
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Larmes de Verre (Glass Tears) *
1933
Vintage Sheet-Fed Photogravure
6.5 x 7.5 inches (16.5 x 19 cm)
From an edition of unknown size
SOLD
MAN RAY (1890–1976) Man Ray was a pioneer in 20th century avant-garde art and photography and a leading figure in the Dada and Surrealist art movements in both America and in France, where he lived for many years. Born Emmanuel Radnitzky in Philadelphia in 1890, he grew up in New York, where he studied art at the National Academy of Design and the Ferrer School. Early in his career he worked as a commercial artist for a map publisher, but gave it up to practice his own art. Man Ray was introduced to the European avant-garde at the 1913 Armory Show, the first exhibition in the United States to feature modern art. This exhibition inspired him to reject traditional styles and to experiment with new forms and new methods of creating art. He met Alfred Stieglitz in 1913, and through Stieglitz’s Gallery 291, he became acquainted with many of the most innovative artists of the time, including the founder of the New York Dada movement, Marcel Duchamp. Man Ray and Duchamp remained close friends throughout their lives.
Man Ray’s early work shows cubist influences, particularly in the abstracted and simplified forms, flattened and arranged in layered planes within very shallow space. In 1917 he abandoned painting and collage in favor of photography and opened his own portrait studio. During this time he began to gain a reputation within the New York avant-garde art community for his advanced intellect and defiance of artistic convention, and, with Duchamp, he founded Société Anonyme, an organization dedicated to promoting international avant-garde art and artists in the United States. Man Ray moved to Paris in 1921 to gain exposure to the newest European art movements, and while there he was an active and influential member of the Dada and Surrealist art movements.
In 1922, Man Ray invented a new method of creating a photograph, which he called ‘rayograph.’ Instead of producing photographs from a negative, Ray created photographic images by placing objects directly on photosensitive paper. During the1920s and 1930s, he was also a popular fashion photographer, featured in publications such as Harper’s Bazaar, Vu, and Vogue. At this time he also experimented with solarization, which is reverse imaging, creating a photographic image from a negative form. His photographic innovations influenced other avant-garde photographers, such as André Kertesz and Brassai, and apprentices Berenice Abbott and Lee Miller. During World War II, Man Ray relocated to Hollywood, California, where he continued to develop his art, focusing on painting, filmmaking, and constructing objects within the Dada and Surrealist canon. He returned to Paris in 1951 and remained there until his death in 1976. During the later years of his career, he continued to flourish as an artist, and his work was exhibited widely, for example, at the Bibliothéque Nationale in Paris (1962), the Los Angeles County Museum (1966), and the Venice Photography Biennale, where he won the Gold Medal in 1961.
Man Ray
1933/1991 Original Gelatin Silver Print on Agfa paper in black and white Stamped verso "Einmalige auflage fur die griffelkunst 1991" 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 23 cm), unframed From the original edition of unknown size (Lit.: Man Ray. Photographs. London 1982, ill. pp. 84 and 69.) SOLD1981 Wood and painted foam sculpture encased in glass Signed, numbered and titled, underneath base 5 x 15 in. (12.7 x 39 cm.) Edition of 99 (with written certification hand-signed by the artist's wife, model and muse, Juliette Man Ray) SOLD1933/85 Dye transfer print Mounted with edition label (numbered) verso 6 ½ x 9 inches (16.5 x 23 cm), image 17 ¼ x 22 ¼ inches (44 x 56.5 cm), paper Edition of 120 (Lit.: Man Ray. Photographs. London 1982, ill. p. 106.) SOLD1933/85 Dye transfer print Mounted with edition label (numbered) verso 22 ¼ x 17 ¼ inches (56.5 x 44 cm) Edition of 120 (Lit.: Man Ray. Photographs. London 1982, ill. p. 69.) SOLD(From Electro Magie) 1972 Aquatint in colors on Wove paper Signed by the artist in pencil and numbered 15 x 11 inches (38.1 x 27.9 cm) Edition of 150 SOLD1933 Vintage Sheet-Fed Photogravure 6.5 x 7.5 inches (16.5 x 19 cm) From an edition of unknown size SOLDMAN RAY (1890–1976) Man Ray was a pioneer in 20th century avant-garde art and photography and a leading figure in the Dada and Surrealist art movements in both America and in France, where he lived for many years. Born Emmanuel Radnitzky in Philadelphia in 1890, he grew up in New York, where he studied art at the National Academy of Design and the Ferrer School. Early in his career he worked as a commercial artist for a map publisher, but gave it up to practice his own art. Man Ray was introduced to the European avant-garde at the 1913 Armory Show, the first exhibition in the United States to feature modern art. This exhibition inspired him to reject traditional styles and to experiment with new forms and new methods of creating art. He met Alfred Stieglitz in 1913, and through Stieglitz’s Gallery 291, he became acquainted with many of the most innovative artists of the time, including the founder of the New York Dada movement, Marcel Duchamp. Man Ray and Duchamp remained close friends throughout their lives.
Man Ray’s early work shows cubist influences, particularly in the abstracted and simplified forms, flattened and arranged in layered planes within very shallow space. In 1917 he abandoned painting and collage in favor of photography and opened his own portrait studio. During this time he began to gain a reputation within the New York avant-garde art community for his advanced intellect and defiance of artistic convention, and, with Duchamp, he founded Société Anonyme, an organization dedicated to promoting international avant-garde art and artists in the United States. Man Ray moved to Paris in 1921 to gain exposure to the newest European art movements, and while there he was an active and influential member of the Dada and Surrealist art movements.
In 1922, Man Ray invented a new method of creating a photograph, which he called ‘rayograph.’ Instead of producing photographs from a negative, Ray created photographic images by placing objects directly on photosensitive paper. During the1920s and 1930s, he was also a popular fashion photographer, featured in publications such as Harper’s Bazaar, Vu, and Vogue. At this time he also experimented with solarization, which is reverse imaging, creating a photographic image from a negative form. His photographic innovations influenced other avant-garde photographers, such as André Kertesz and Brassai, and apprentices Berenice Abbott and Lee Miller. During World War II, Man Ray relocated to Hollywood, California, where he continued to develop his art, focusing on painting, filmmaking, and constructing objects within the Dada and Surrealist canon. He returned to Paris in 1951 and remained there until his death in 1976. During the later years of his career, he continued to flourish as an artist, and his work was exhibited widely, for example, at the Bibliothéque Nationale in Paris (1962), the Los Angeles County Museum (1966), and the Venice Photography Biennale, where he won the Gold Medal in 1961.