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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MAN RAY (1890-1976), SURREAL MODERNIST ABSTRAC, 1934 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: SURREAL MODERNIST ABSTRACT Date Of Negative: 1934 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Pr...
Photogravure
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....
Paper, Lithograph
Mr and Mrs Woodman : Shared Joy - Original signed silver print
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
MAN RAY (Emmanuel Radnitsky, known as) (1890–1976) Mr. and Mrs. Woodman (Shared Joy), 1970 Photograph: Original silver print Artist’s signature stamp on the reverse On silver paper,...
Silver Gelatin
Mr and Mrs Woodman : The Horsewoman - Original signed silver print
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
MAN RAY (Emmanuel Radnitsky, known as) (1890–1976) Mr. and Mrs. Woodman (The Horsewoman), 1970 Photograph: Original silver print Artist’s signature stamp on the reverse On silver pa...
Silver Gelatin
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
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
La Dame de Trefle (Queen of Clubs), Hand Signed Etching and Pochoir, 1970
By Man Ray
Located in Aventura, FL
Etching and pochoir in white ink on black paper. Hand signed lower right by Man Ray. Hand numbered 89/100 lower left. Anselmino 87; Slusher 244. Artwork size: 25.25 x 19.75 inche...
Paper, Etching
1970 Man Ray Galerie XXe Siècle Original French Exhibition Poster
By Man Ray
Located in PARIS, FR
Created in 1970 by the celebrated artist Man Ray, this original exhibition poster was issued for an exhibition held at the Galerie XXe Siècle, located at 14 rue des Canettes in Paris...
Paper, Lithograph
Original Exhibition Poster by Man Ray, Salon de Mai 1971
By Man Ray
Located in PARIS, FR
This original 1971 "Salon de Mai" poster by Man Ray represents a remarkable meeting between one of the twentieth century's greatest avant-garde artists and one of France's most impor...
Paper, Lithograph
Trasfiguration d'un Cactus - Etching by Man Ray - 1960s
By Man Ray
Located in Roma, IT
Color etching and aquatint realized in 1969/71. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 99. Published by Georges Visat, Paris. Ref. Anselmino 29E Very good condition.
Etching
signed original lithograph
By Man Ray
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1972 on Rives wove paper at the atelier Clot, Bramsen et Georges and published by Philippe Lebaud in a limited edition of 190 for the "Variati...
Lithograph
Do Not Destroy (Object Indestructable)
By Man Ray
Located in New York, NY
Wood and metal metronome with printed eye. Initialed and numbered 16/200 in felt tip pen and ink on printed label on bottom of object. Published by the New York Cultural center. Con...
Metal
Man Ray (1890–1976) - La Fortune II - Color lithograph on paper - 1973
By Man Ray
Located in Varese, IT
Color lithograph on paper, edited in 1973. 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), FEMALE NUDE, 1930 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: FEMALE NUDE Date Of Negative: 1930 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1934 1st E...
Photogravure
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...
Photogravure
Man Ray - Alphabet Pour Adultes, Silkscreen & lithograph, Hand Signed/N, 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...
Mixed Media, Pencil, Lithograph, Screen
Les Nuits de Saint Jean De Luz
By Man Ray
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Man Ray (American, 1890-1976) Title: Les Nuits De aint Jean De Luz Year: 1968 Medium: Color Lithograph Edition: Numbered 87/120 in pen...
Lithograph
MAN RAY (1890-1976), SIDE PORTRAIT, 1926 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: SIDE PORTRAIT Date Of Negative: 1926 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogra...
Photogravure
Hollywood : Mr and Mrs Woodman - Original Handsigned Gelatin Silver Print
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitsky, called) Hollywood : Mr and Mrs Woodman, 1970 Original gelatin silver print Handsigned on the back Authenticated with the artist stamp "Epreuve originale...
Silver Gelatin
MAN RAY (1890-1976), ABSTRACT RAYOGRAPHY, 1923 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: ABSTRACT RAYOGRAPHY Date Of Negative: 1923 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 19...
Photogravure
Portrait of Francis Picabia - Original Photograph by Man Ray - 1935
By Man Ray
Located in Roma, IT
Original Vintage hand signed Photograph, 1935. Dimensions : 27x22 cm. This wonderful photograph by Man Ray shows an intense portrait of Franci...
Photographic Paper
Belle Main (Les mains libre) - Bronze sculpture by Man Ray - 1971
By Man Ray
Located in Roma, IT
Belle Main (Les mains libre) is a bronze sculpture realized by Man Ray in 1971. Signed with initials and numbered on the base. Cast by Fratelli Barberis in Turin for Luciano Anselm...
Bronze
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
Untitled Etching by Man Ray, Surrealist, Signed, Edition 13/100
By Man Ray
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is an artwork realized by Man Ray (1890 - 1976) in 1970. Etching and aquatint from the series Les Anatomes. Aquatint etching on lana paper. Hand signed and numbered. Edition 13/100. Image 43 x 31.8 cm; Sheet 66 x 50.8 cm. Ref. Anselmino 70. Very Good condition. Man Ray was born in Philadelphia into a family of Russian immigrants of Jewish origin. He grew up in New York where he completed his studies. Here he works in 1908 as a draftsman and graphic designer. In 1912 he began to sign his works with the pseudonym "Man Ray", which means ray man. He buys his first camera in 1914, to photograph his works of art. In 1915 the collector Walter Conrad Arensberg presented it to Marcel Duchamp, with whom he would become a great friend. The three founded the Society of Independent Artists. In 1919 he painted his first airbrushes, images produced with an airbrush, a commonly used retouching tool for a graphic designer. In New York, with Marcel Duchamp he formed the American branch of the Dada movement which began in Europe as a radical rejection of traditional art, but was not very successful. In 1921 Duchamp returned to Paris and Man Ray followed him. In Paris Duchamp introduced him to the most influential artists of France, including André Breton and Philippe Soupault. Soupault hosted the first exhibition of Man Ray in his library, where the famous work Cadeau was exhibited. Man Ray's Parisian success is due to his skill as a photographer, especially as a portraitist. Famous artists of the time, such as James Joyce, Gertrude Stein, Jean Cocteau and many others, posed in front of his camera. In 1922 Man Ray produced his first frames, which he called rayographs (rayographies), or photographic images obtained by placing objects directly on sensitive paper. in 1924 surrealism was officially born, Man Ray was the first surrealist photographer. The production of his research work goes hand in hand with the publication of his fashion photographs in Vogue. He falls in love with the famous French singer Alice Prin...
Etching
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
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...
Paper, Lithograph
$18,000
Man Ray - Hands, Surrealist mixed media print, Signed/N (Gemini 20 Anselmino 61)
By Man Ray
Located in New York, NY
MAN RAY Hands, 1966 Silkscreen on Plexiglass Published by Gemini GEL Measurements: Image: 20"h x 16"w sheet plexi: 25.5"h x 19.5"w overall (with frame): 26.75"h x 20.75"w. Edition ...
Plexiglass, Screen
MAN RAY (1890-1976), ARNOLD SCHOENBERG, 1934 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: ARNOLD SCHOENBERG Date Of Negative: 1934 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1934...
Photogravure
MAN RAY (1890-1976), ROCK LINES ABSTRACT, 1920 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: ROCK LINES ABSTRACT Date Of Negative: 1920 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 19...
Photogravure
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
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
Anatoms, Female Figure - Original Signed Etching
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
Man RAY (1890–1976) Anatoms, Female figure, 1970 Original aquatint engraving Signed in pencil Numbered /25 copies On Lana vellum, 66 x 51 cm (25.98 x 20 in) INFORMATION : This engr...
Etching
Anatoms, The Swan's Embrace - Original Signed Etching
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
Man RAY (1890–1976) Anatoms, The Swan's Embrace, 1970 Original aquatint engraving Signed in pencil Numbered /25 copies On Lana vellum, 66 x 51 cm (25.98 x 20 in) INFORMATION : This...
Etching
Anatoms, Flexibility - Original Signed Etching
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
Man RAY (1890–1976) Anatoms, Flexibility, 1970 Original aquatint engraving Signed in pencil Numbered /25 copies On Lana vellum, 66 x 51 cm (25.98 x 20 in) INFORMATION : This engrav...
Etching
Anatoms, Dancing Flame - Original Signed Etching
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
Man RAY (1890–1976) Anatoms, Dancing Flame, 1970 Original aquatint engraving Signed in pencil Numbered /25 copies On Lana vellum, 66 x 51 cm (25.98 x 20 in) INFORMATION : This engr...
Etching
Anatoms, Balance and Lightness - Original Signed Etching
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
Man RAY (1890–1976) Anatoms, Balance and Lightness, 1970 Original aquatint engraving Signed in pencil Numbered /25 copies On Lana vellum, 66 x 51 cm (25.98 x 20 in) INFORMATION : T...
Etching
Anatoms, A Silhouette in Balance - Original Signed Etching
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
Man RAY (1890–1976) Anatoms, A Silhouette in Balance, 1970 Original aquatint engraving Signed in pencil Numbered /25 copies On Lana vellum, 66 x 51 cm (25.98 x 20 in) INFORMATION :...
Etching
Anatoms, The Swimmer - Original Signed Etching
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
Man RAY (1890–1976) Anatoms, The Swimmer, 1970 Original aquatint engraving Signed in pencil Numbered /25 copies On Lana vellum, 66 x 51 cm (25.98 x 20 in) INFORMATION : This engrav...
Etching
Anatoms, Lightness of the Body - Original Signed Etching
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
Man RAY (1890–1976) Anatoms, Lightness of the Body, 1970 Original aquatint engraving Signed in pencil Numbered /25 copies On Lana vellum, 66 x 51 cm (25.98 x 20 in) INFORMATION : T...
Etching
Anatoms, Solitude et réflexion - Original Signed Etching
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
Man RAY (1890–1976) Anatoms, Solitude, and Reflection, 1970 Original aquatint engraving Signed in pencil Numbered /25 copies On Lana vellum, 66 x 51 cm (25.98 x 20 in) INFORMATION ...
Etching
Body Momentum - Original Signed Etching
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
Man RAY (1890–1976) Body Momentum, 1970 Original aquatint engraving Signed in pencil Numbered /25 copies On Lana vellum, 66 x 51 cm (25.98 x 20 in) INFORMATION : This engraving is ...
Etching
Anatoms, Crouching Silhouette - Original Signed Etching
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
Man RAY (1890–1976) Crouched Silhouette, 1970 Original aquatint engraving Signed in pencil Numbered /25 copies On Lana vellum, 66 x 51 cm (25.98 x 20 in) INFORMATION : This engravi...
Etching
Mr and Mrs Woodman : In the Amazon - Original signed silver print
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
MAN RAY (Emmanuel Radnitsky, known as) (1890–1976) Mr. and Mrs. Woodman (In the Amazon), 1970 Photograph : Original silver print Artist’s signature stamp on the reverse On silver pa...
Silver Gelatin
Mr and Mrs Woodman : Legs intertwined - Original signed silver print
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
MAN RAY (Emmanuel Radnitsky, known as) (1890–1976) Mr. and Mrs. Woodman (Legs intertwined), 1970 Photograph: Original silver print Artist’s signature stamp on the reverse On silver ...
Silver Gelatin
Mr and Mrs Woodman : The Honeymoon - Original signed silver print
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
MAN RAY (Emmanuel Radnitsky, known as) (1890–1976) Mr. and Mrs. Woodman (The Honeymoon), 1970 Photograph: Original silver print Artist’s signature stamp on the reverse On silver pap...
Silver Gelatin
Mr and Mrs Woodman : Up Against the Wall - Original signed silver print
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
MAN RAY (Emmanuel Radnitsky, known as) (1890–1976) Mr. and Mrs. Woodman (Up Against the Wall), 1970 Photograph: Original silver print Artist’s signature stamp on the reverse On silv...
Silver Gelatin
Mr and Mrs Woodman : Burning Desire - Original signed silver print
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
MAN RAY (Emmanuel Radnitsky, known as) (1890–1976) Mr. and Mrs. Woodman (Burning Desire), 1970 Photograph: Original silver print Artist’s signature stamp on the reverse On silver pa...
Silver Gelatin
Mr and Mrs Woodman : The Pear Tree - Original signed silver print
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
MAN RAY (Emmanuel Radnitsky, known as) (1890–1976) Mr. and Mrs. Woodman (Upside Down), 1970 Photograph: Original silver print Artist’s signature stamp on the reverse On silver paper...
Silver Gelatin
Mr and Mrs Woodman : In balance - Original signed silver print
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
MAN RAY (Emmanuel Radnitsky, known as) (1890–1976) Mr. and Mrs. Woodman (In balance), 1970 Photograph: Original silver print Artist’s signature stamp on the reverse On silver paper,...
Silver Gelatin
Mr and Mrs Woodman : Rest - Original signed silver print
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
MAN RAY (Emmanuel Radnitsky, known as) (1890–1976) Mr. and Mrs. Woodman (Rest), 1970 Photograph: Original silver print Artist’s signature stamp on the reverse On silver paper, 10.8 ...
Silver Gelatin
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
De l'Origine des Espèces par Voie de Sélection Irrationelle: Visage
By Man Ray
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 180. Signed and inscribed "EA" in pencil. Printed by Mourlot, Paris. Published by Leon Amie...
Color, Lithograph
Untitled, from: L'album des Demeures d'Hypnos - Surrealism DADA Hypnos
By Man Ray
Located in London, GB
This original lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist “MR” at the lower center part. It is numbered in pencil 55 from the limited edition of 99 impressions at the lower lef...
Lithograph
Man Ray (1890–1976) - Rue Férou - Color lithograph on paper - 1974
By Man Ray
Located in Varese, IT
Color lithograph on paper, edited in 1974 Limited edition, numbered in lower left corner. Hand signed by artist in pencil in the lower right corner. Very good conditions. Paper size:...
Lithograph
Cadeau - Sculpture by Man Ray - 1974
By Man Ray
Located in Roma, IT
Multiple cast iron and copper nails, realized b Man Ray in 1921 and published in a multiple edition of 5.000 in 1974. Published by Luciano Anselmino Edition, Turin. Title, signatur...
Iron
Man Ray (1890–1976) - Premier Promenade - color lithograph on paper - 1960
By Man Ray
Located in Varese, IT
Color lithograph on paper, edited in 1960. Limited edition of 130 copies, numbered 87/130 Signed in pencil by artist in lower right corner. Very good conditions. Paper size: 67 x 53...
Lithograph
Man Ray, Electricite Rayograph, 1931, Framed Heliogravure
By Man Ray
Located in Barcelona, ES
Framed Rayograph Heliogravure by Man Ray for Compagnie Parisienne de Distribution d'Electricite´, 1931. Printed in Heliogravure and signed in the negative. Limited to 500 copies. ...
Paper
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
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
$2,750
Due Figure
By Man Ray
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Man Ray (American, 1890-1976) Title: Due Figure Year: 1968 Medium: Color lithograph Edition: Inscribed E.A (Epreuve d'Artiste) in pencil Paper: Arches Image size: 18.5 x...
Lithograph
Donated by John Pritzker, the collection includes works by Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray and more.
One of the 20th century's most important female photographers is finally being recognized as a daring and seminal artist.