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What type of photography did Man Ray do?

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What type of photography did Man Ray do?
Man Ray, an American photographer, painter and filmmaker, was known for his revolutionary experimentation with photography, including making “cameraless” pictures by placing objects on light-sensitive paper and exposing the paper to light. Ray called these photographs “rayographs.” On 1stDibs, Shop a collection of authentic Man Ray photographs from top sellers worldwide.
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MAN RAY (1890-1976), MRS ROWELL, 1930 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: MRS ROWELL Date Of Negative: 1930 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1934 1st Ed...
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1920s Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Les Anatomes, Plate F - Etching by Man Ray - 1970
By Man Ray
Located in Roma, IT
Les Anatomes, Plate F is a contemporary artwork realized by Man Ray in 1970 Mixed colored etching Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition 26/100 Ref. Anselmino 70F Includes ...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Alphabet Pour Adultes (Alphabet For Adults) Silkscreen, lithograph Signed Framed
By Man Ray
Located in New York, NY
Man Ray Alphabet Pour Adultes (Alphabet For Adults), 1970 Silkscreen in colors and lithograph on paper mounted on wood veneer mounted on card stock. Hand Signed. Numbered. Dated. Ha...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Screen, Mixed Media, Pencil

1966 original exhibition poster by Man Ray at Los Angeles County Museum of Art
By Man Ray
Located in PARIS, FR
The 1966 original exhibition poster by Man Ray for "À l'heure de l'observatoire – les amoureux" at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is a captivating piece of art history....
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

Cadeau
By Man Ray
Located in New York, NY
An iconic and historic work of art, Man Ray's Le Cadeau ("The Gift"), is an early ready-made created by the artist in 1921 during his Dada period. Typical of the perverse, subversive...
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Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Iron

1972 Original Poster of Man Ray's exhibition at the Françoise Tournié Gallery
By Man Ray
Located in PARIS, FR
Poster of Man Ray's exhibition ( 1890 - 1970 ) at the Françoise Tournié Gallery in 1972. Man Ray was an American visual artist who spent most of his career in Paris. Actor of Dadaism in New York, then of Surrealism in Paris, Man Ray perfected the photogram technique of Christian Schad...
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1970s Dada Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

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