1974
Born Emmanuel Radnitzky, Man Ray was a famous American filmmaker, painter and photographer. His career is distinctive, above all, for the success he achieved in both the United States and Europe. First maturing at the center of American modernism in the 1910s, he made Paris his home in the 1920s and 1930s. In the 1940s, he crossed the Atlantic once again and spent periods in New York and Hollywood.
Ray’s art spanned painting, sculpture, film, prints and poetry, and in his long career, he worked in styles influenced by Cubism, Futurism, Dada and Surrealism. He also successfully navigated the worlds of commercial and fine art and came to be a sought-after fashion photographer. Ray is perhaps most remembered for his photographs of the inter-war years, in particular, the camera-less pictures he called "Rayographs," but he always regarded himself first and foremost as a painter. Although he matured as an abstract painter, Ray eventually disregarded the traditional superiority painting held over photography and happily moved between different forms. Dada and Surrealism were important in encouraging this attitude; they also persuaded him that the idea that motivates a work of art was more important than the work of art itself.
André Breton once described Ray as a pre-Surrealist, something which accurately describes his natural affinity for the style. Even before the movement had coalesced, in the mid-1920s, his work, influenced by Marcel Duchamp, had Surrealist undertones. He would continue to draw on the movement's ideas throughout his life. Ray's work has ultimately been very important in popularizing Surrealism.
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Marchand de Couleurs
By Man Ray
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled, Marchand de Couleurs, is an original color lithograph on Wove paper by American artist Man Ray, 1890-1976. It is hand signed and inscribed A.P (Artist Proof) in ...
Lithograph
Imagination Subversion - Original handsigned lithograph
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
Man Ray (Emmanuel RADNITZKY called) Imagination - Subversion, 1972 Original lithograph (pinted in Atelier Clot, Bramsen and Georges) Handsigned in pencil Unumbered from a total edit...
Lithograph
$3,300
H 25.79 in W 19.69 in
Man Ray (1890–1976) - Tre figure - Color lithograph on paper - 1968
By Man Ray
Located in Varese, IT
Color lithograph on paper, edited in 1968. Limited edition, numbered in lower left corner. Hand signed by artist in pencil in the lower right corner. Very good conditions. Paper size...
Lithograph
$5,186
H 23.63 in W 27.56 in
Man Ray (1890–1976) - Cactus Diamond - Color screen print on paper - 1969
By Man Ray
Located in Varese, IT
Color screen print on paper, edited in 1969 Limited edition, numbered in lower left corner. Hand signed by artist in pencil in the lower right corner. Very good conditions. Paper siz...
Lithograph
$3,536
H 25.99 in W 19.3 in
1971 original lithograph by Man Ray Deux Figures - Salon de Mai
By Man Ray
Located in PARIS, FR
This striking 1971 original lithograph, Deux Figures, was created by Man Ray for the Salon de Mai and is annotated H.C. (hors commerce) and signed by hand by the artist. Referenced a...
Paper, Lithograph
$3,536
H 29.93 in W 22.05 in
Man Ray (1890–1976) - Incompris - Color lithograph on paper - 1962
By Man Ray
Located in Varese, IT
Color lithograph on paper, edited in 1962 Limited edition, numbered in lower left corner. Hand signed by artist in pencil in the lower right corner. Very good conditions. Plate size:...
Lithograph
Man Ray (1890–1976) - Maschere - Lithograph on paper - 1970
By Man Ray
Located in Varese, IT
Lithograph on paper, published in 1970. Part of the portfolio ‘Les six masques voyants’ Limited edition of 80 copies, numbered 4/80 in the lower left corner. Hand-signed by the artis...
Lithograph
Space Invasion - Original lithograph
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
MAN RAY (1890-1976) Space Invasion, 1975 Original lithograph (Printed in Desjobert workshop) Printed signature in the plate On heavy paper 31 x 24 cm (c. 12 x 10 inch) Edited by San...
Lithograph
$3,536
H 25.99 in W 20.08 in
Man Ray (1890–1976) - Aquatint and soft ground on paper - 1970
By Man Ray
Located in Varese, IT
Aquatint and soft ground on paper, edited in 1970 Limited edition, numbered in lower left corner. Hand signed by artist in pencil in the lower right corner. Very good conditions. ...
Aquatint
$3,536
H 25.99 in W 20.08 in
Man Ray (1890–1976) - Aquatint and soft ground on paper - 1970
By Man Ray
Located in Varese, IT
Aquatint and soft ground on paper, edited in 1970 Limited edition, numbered in lower left corner. Hand signed by artist in pencil in the lower right corner. Very good conditions. ...
Aquatint
L'Origine des Espèces par Voie de Selection... - Lithograph by Man Ray - 1972
By Man Ray
Located in Roma, IT
Color lithograph on vellum. Artist proof out of an edition of 180. Hand signed in pencil. Published: XXe Siècle, Paris, Galleria Schwarz, Milan, Leon Amiel, New York. Arches map, ...
Lithograph
Invasion de l'Espace - Lithograph by Man Ray - 1975
By Man Ray
Located in Roma, IT
Invasion de l'espace is a color lithograph by the American artist and exponent of Dadaism and Surrealism Man Ray (Philadelphia, 1890 - Paris, 1976). The workr was edited by the Fr...
Lithograph
Invasion de l'Espace - Lithograph by Man Ray - 1975
By Man Ray
Located in Roma, IT
Invasion de l'espace is a color lithograph by the American artist and exponent of Dadaism and Surrealism Man Ray (Philadelphia, 1890 - Paris, 1976). The workr was edited by the Fr...
Lithograph
Invasion de l'Espace - Lithograph by Man Ray - 1975
By Man Ray
Located in Roma, IT
Invasion de l'espace is a color lithograph by the American artist and exponent of Dadaism and Surrealism Man Ray (Philadelphia, 1890 - Paris, 1976). The workr was edited by the Fr...
Lithograph
Les Six Masques Voyants - Lithograph by Man Ray - 1970
By Man Ray
Located in Roma, IT
Color lithograph on paper. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 80xXL. Drystamp Studio Marconi Grafica. Watermark MRD. Printer and editor: Multirevol & Studio Marc...
Lithograph
Les Six Masques Voyants - Lithograph by Man Ray - 1970
By Man Ray
Located in Roma, IT
Color lithograph on paper. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 80+XL. Drystamp Studio Marconi Grafica. Watermark MRD. Printer and editor: Multirevol & Studio Marconi,...
Lithograph
Donated by John Pritzker, the collection includes works by Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray and more.
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