Man ray

Double profile, solarized, 1932

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Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky). Untitled. 1930. Gelatin silver print (solarized). 11 1/2 × 8 11/16" (29.2 × 22.1 cm). Gift of James Thrall Soby. 162.1941. © 2025 Man Ray Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Photography

If there’s one word that sums up the Dada art movement, it would probably be “nonsensical.” The point was for it not to make sense.

This iconic surrealist image of the women with the spherical tears is by avant-garde photographer and artist Man Ray (1890-1976). It is marvellously theatrical, and surreal because it only partly …

MAN RAY (1890–1976) | Rayograph, 1920s. Signed in pencil 'Man Ray' (lower right); stamped in red ink 'ORIGINAL', photographer's credit 'MAN RAY 31bis, RUE CAMPAGNE PREMIÈRE PARIS XIVe' and annotated in pencil 'Original Rayograph 1 print' and variously otherwise annotated in pencil (on the reverse) unique gelatin silver print image/sheet: 9 1⁄4 x 6 1⁄2 in. (23.5 x 16.7 cm.)

View Sleeping Woman (Solarization) (1930) By Ray Man; Gelatin silver print; 20 x 27 cm; Signed; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

View Lydia with Mannequins, 1932 By Ray Man; Silver gelatin baryt print; 63 x 53 cm; Signed; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

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Man Ray, ~~Glass Tears~~ The surrealist artist, Man Ray, is known for his many provocative images in photography as well as for found-object sculptures. His approach to photography was always to challenge the traditional ways of seeing. His extreme close-up of an eye with perfectly round tears is an arresting image.

So I booked a ticket to visit the Man Ray exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London. The show opened 7th Feb and runs until 27th May 2013. It is a good idea to…

Man Ray is one of the most famous artists of the 20th century. I would like to pay tribute to his rayographs.

Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky) ]was an American modernist artist who spent most of his career in Paris, France. He was a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal. He produced major works in a variety of media but considered himself a painter above all. He was best known in the art world for his avant-garde photography, and he was a renowned fashion and portrait photographer. Ray is also noted for his work with photograms, which…

Kiki de Montparnasse,1930. Man Ray.

Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky). Anatomies. 1929. Gelatin silver print. 8 7/8 × 6 3/4

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The marquise Luisa Casati (1881-1957) was one of the most extravagant, yet relatively unknown society figures from the beginning of last century. Patron and muse of several artists, she lived a life as legendary as her reputation.