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Man Ray

Man Ray

United States • 1890 - 1976 • 327 followers
Featured in: Master Artists

Create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave.

Nationality

American

Categories

Printmakers

Artistic movements

Surrealism, Dadaism

Themes

Abstract, Portrait, Nude

Biography

Man Ray, born Emmanuel Rudnitsky in Philadelphia, 1890. He was initially enrolled in architecture before devoting himself entirely to art.

After beginning an advertising career in New York, 1912, he rubbed shoulders with avant-garde artist Marcel Duchamp. Man Ray's artistic production fluctuated between painting and photography. He attempted to create an American branch in 1915 of the Dada movement with Marcel Duchamp, but it was unsuccessful and Man Ray gave up the idea in 1920, stating that the movement can't exist in New York.

Man Ray arrived in Paris, joining the French Dada movement with Duchamp in 1921. He presented his initial "Ready Made" after a few trials painted with a spray gun, but he eventually turned towards photography as he found this medium to be the most interesting for his artistic research. Man Ray often took photos of famous people such as Jean Cocteau and James Joyce.

Man Ray revolutionized photography for over thirty years and completed the nude series of Meret Oppenheim. Upon discovered the solarization technique, Man Ray managed to develop his artistic approach, by adding a kind of a halo around the characters, each of them positioned in a surrealistic manner.

Throughout his life, Man Ray continued his photography work, but he also expressed himself through painting, assembling and collage. In 1976, he died in Paris and was buried at the Montparnasse cemetery. The inscription reads, "Unconcerned, but not indifferent", on his tombstone. Man Ray became one of the greatest artists of the dada and surrealist period by revolutionizing global photography.

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Print, Larmes de Verre, Man Ray

Larmes de Verre

Print . 29.8 x 36.8 cm Print . 11.7 x 14.5 inch

$2,504

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Print, Les Six Masques Voyants, Man Ray

Les Six Masques Voyants

Print . 70 x 49.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.5 x 0 inch

$1,935

Print, Les Six Masques Voyants, Man Ray

Les Six Masques Voyants

Print . 70 x 49.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.5 x 0 inch

$1,935

Print, Untitled - 1, Man Ray

Untitled - 1

Print . 49 x 34.5 cm Print . 19.3 x 13.6 inch

$1,089

Print, Les Six Masques Voyants, Man Ray

Les Six Masques Voyants

Print . 71 x 51 x 0.1 cm Print . 28 x 20.1 x 0 inch

$2,177

Print, Untitled - 4, Man Ray

Untitled - 4

Print . 49 x 34.5 cm Print . 19.3 x 13.6 inch

$1,814

Photography, Portrait of Francis Picabia, Man Ray

Portrait of Francis Picabia

Photography . 27 x 21 x 0.2 cm Photography . 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$38,706

Print, Trasfiguration d'un Cactus, Man Ray

Trasfiguration d'un Cactus

Print . 76 x 57 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22.4 x 0 inch

$2,177

Print, Untitled - 3, Man Ray

Untitled - 3

Print . 49 x 34.5 cm Print . 19.3 x 13.6 inch

$1,814

Print, Les Anatomes, Plate F, Man Ray

Les Anatomes, Plate F

Print . 67 x 51 x 0.1 cm Print . 26.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch

$1,451

Print, Decanter, Man Ray

Decanter

Print . 94 x 94 x 0.1 cm Print . 37 x 37 x 0 inch

$10,281

Print, Le Violon d'Ingres, Man Ray

Le Violon d'Ingres

Print . 61 x 48.3 cm Print . 24 x 19 inch

$2,734

Print, Female Bust, Man Ray

Female Bust

Print . 51 x 36 cm Print . 20.1 x 14.2 inch

$3,266

Print, Surrealist Naked Energy, Man Ray

Surrealist Naked Energy

Print . 60 x 50 x 1 cm Print . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,044

Sculpture, Cadeau, 1921, Man Ray

Cadeau, 1921

Sculpture . 10.2 x 6.5 x 8.9 cm Sculpture . 4 x 2.6 x 3.5 inch

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Sculpture, Cadeau, Man Ray

Cadeau

Sculpture . 16 x 16 x 10 cm Sculpture . 6.3 x 6.3 x 3.9 inch

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Print, Mythologie Moderne II, Man Ray

Mythologie Moderne II

Print . 54 x 40 x 0.3 cm Print . 21.3 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

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Print, Untitled - 2, Man Ray

Untitled - 2

Print . 49 x 34.5 cm Print . 19.3 x 13.6 inch

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Print, Marchand des Couleurs, Man Ray

Marchand des Couleurs

Print . 35 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print . 13.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

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Print, Woman in Landscape, Man Ray

Woman in Landscape

Print . 40 x 34 x 0.1 cm Print . 15.7 x 13.4 x 0 inch

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Print, Woman, Man Ray

Woman

Print . 34 x 23.5 x 0.2 cm Print . 13.4 x 9.3 x 0.1 inch

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Print, Symphony on Orchestra, Man Ray

Symphony on Orchestra

Print . 76.5 x 56.5 x 0.2 cm Print . 30.1 x 22.2 x 0.1 inch

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Print, Double Face, Man Ray

Double Face

Print . 70 x 51 x 0.2 cm Print . 27.6 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

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Print, Untitled, Man Ray

Untitled

Print . 49 x 34.5 cm Print . 19.3 x 13.6 inch

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Print, Costume de Bal, Man Ray

Costume de Bal

Print . 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

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Print, Le mannequin, Man Ray

Le mannequin

Print . 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

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Print, Une Cathédrale, Man Ray

Une Cathédrale

Print . 37.5 x 28 x 0.4 cm Print . 14.8 x 11 x 0.2 inch

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Print, Electro-magie, Man Ray

Electro-magie

Print . 37.4 x 27.8 x 0.2 cm Print . 14.7 x 10.9 x 0.1 inch

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Print, Les Heures Heureuses, Man Ray

Les Heures Heureuses

Print . 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

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