Man Ray Art
American, 1890-1976
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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Artist: Man Ray
Mythologia Moderna II
By Man Ray
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Man Ray (American, 1890-1976)
Title: Mythologia Moderna II
Year: 1969
Medium: Color lithograph
Edition: numbered 46/175 in pencil
Paper: Arches watermarked
Image siz...
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Mid-20th Century Dada Man Ray Art
Materials
Lithograph
1974 exhibition poster for Man Ray: Psicoanalisi e Alchimia
By Man Ray
Located in PARIS, FR
A Surrealist Mirror of the Mind and the Mystical
This haunting 1974 exhibition poster for Man Ray: Psicoanalisi e Alchimia is an arresting portrait not only of the artist himself, b...
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1970s Man Ray Art
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Paper, Lithograph
MAN RAY (1890-1976), SURREAL DISTORTED HOUSE, 1920 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976)
Title: SURREAL DISTORTED HOUSE REFLECTION
Date Of Negative: 1920
Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure.
Da...
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1920s Photorealist Man Ray Art
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Photogravure
The Absolute Real - Lithograph by Man Ray - 1964
By Man Ray
Located in Roma, IT
The Absolute Real is a lithograph realized by Man Ray in 1964.
Hand-singed in pencil by the Artist.
Lithograph in Red Ink, 1964. Published by Schwarz, the lithograph is part of th...
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1960s Surrealist Man Ray Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
MAN RAY (1890-1976), ABSTRACT RAYOGRAPHY, 1922 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976)
Title: ABSTRACT RAYOGRAPHY
Date Of Negative: 1922
Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure.
Date Of Print: 19...
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1920s Photorealist Man Ray Art
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Photogravure
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...
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1970s Abstract Man Ray Art
Materials
Lithograph
Friendship, Eve, 1969 - Original Handsigned Etching, Numbered /50
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitsky, aka)
Friendship, Eve, 1969
Handsigned original etching
On vellum, 23 x 17 cm (c. 9 x 6,6 inch)
Numbered /50 copies
INFORMATIONS : This etching is par...
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1960s Surrealist Man Ray Art
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Etching
Composition, Variations sur l'imaginaire, Man Ray
By Man Ray
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin de Rives paper. Inscription: hand signed and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Variations sur l'imaginaire, 1972. Published by Philipp...
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1970s Surrealist Man Ray Art
Materials
Lithograph
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Untitled - Etching by Man Ray - 1976
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...
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1970s Surrealist Man Ray Art
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Etching
Oneiric Couple, Lydie, 1969 - Original Handsigned Etching
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitsky, aka)
Oneiric Couple, Lydie, 1969
Handsigned original etching
Also printed signature in the plate
On vellum, 23 x 17 cm (c. 9 x 6,6 inch)
Numbered /50 c...
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1960s Surrealist Man Ray Art
Materials
Etching
In Cima Del Mundo
By Man Ray
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork in an original color lithograph by artist Man Ray (American, 1890-1976) It is signed and numbered 7/110 in pencil by the artist. The image size is 19 x 16 inches, and th...
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1970s Dada Man Ray Art
Materials
Lithograph
Surrealist Machine, Fausta, 1969 - Original Handsigned Etching
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitsky, aka)
Surrealist Machine, Fausta, 1969
Handsigned original etching
Also printed signature in the plate
On vellum, 23 x 17 cm (c. 9 x 6,6 inch)
Numbered ...
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1960s Surrealist Man Ray Art
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Etching
Surrealist Flowers, Hélène, 1969 - Original Handsigned Etching
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitsky, aka)
Surrealist Flowers, Hélène, 1969
Handsigned original etching
Also printed signature in the plate
On vellum, 23 x...
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1960s Surrealist Man Ray Art
Materials
Etching
Man Ray "Nature Morte" (Large Signed & Numbered Lithograph, Framed)
By Man Ray
Located in New Orleans, LA
A very limited edition lithograph, signed and numbered 20/175, by the great 20th-century artist Man Ray. This piece is sizable, professionally framed and matted, and ready to hang. M...
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1960s Modern Man Ray Art
Materials
Lithograph
Decanter - Etching and Screen Print by Man Ray - 1973
By Man Ray
Located in Roma, IT
Decanter from "Revoving Doors" is an original artwork realized by Man Ray in 1973 realized in mixed colored etching and silkscreen.
Hand signed on the lower right margin. Edition of...
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1970s Surrealist Man Ray Art
Materials
Etching, Screen
The Absolute Real - Lithograph by Man Ray - 1964
By Man Ray
Located in Roma, IT
The Absolute Real is a lithograph realized by Man Ray in 1964.
Hand-singed in pencil by the Artist.
Lithograph in Red Ink, 1964. Published by Schwarz, the lithograph is part of th...
Category
1960s Surrealist Man Ray Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
The Absolute Real - Lithograph by Man Ray - 1964
By Man Ray
Located in Roma, IT
The Absolute Real is a lithograph realized by Man Ray in 1964.
Hand-singed in pencil by the Artist.
Lithograph in Red Ink, 1964. Published by Schwarz, the lithograph is part of th...
Category
1960s Surrealist Man Ray Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
1971 lithograph by Man Ray - Natasha - Dada - Surrealism
By Man Ray
Located in PARIS, FR
Very nice lithograph by Man Ray ( 1890 - 1970 ) who was an American visual artist and spent most of his career in Paris.
This unique trial proof is hand signed by the artist.
He was ...
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1970s Dada Man Ray Art
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Decanter - Etching and Screen Print by Man Ray - 1973
By Man Ray
Located in Roma, IT
Decanter is an artwork realzied by Man Ray in 1973.
Mixed colored etching and screen print.
Hand signed on the lower right margin.
Numbered on the lower left. Edition 74/90.
Good...
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1970s Surrealist Man Ray Art
Materials
Etching, Screen
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...
Category
1930s Dada Man Ray Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Absolute Real - Lithograph by Man Ray - 1964
By Man Ray
Located in Roma, IT
The Absolute Real is a lithograph realized by Man Ray in 1964.
Hand-singed in pencil by the Artist.
Lithograph in Red Ink, 1964. Published by Schwarz, the lithograph is part of th...
Category
1960s Surrealist Man Ray Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Sonia from La Ballade des Dames Hors du Temps, Etching by Man Ray
By Man Ray
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Man Ray, American (1890 - 1976)
Title: Sonia from La Ballade des Dames Hors du Temps
Year: 1970
Medium: Aquatint Etching, Si...
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1970s Modern Man Ray Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Man Ray, Juliet - 1932/1991, Silver Gelatin Print, Dada, Surrealist, Modern Art
By Man Ray
Located in Hamburg, DE
Man Ray (1890-1976)
Juliet, 1945/1991
Medium: Silver Gelatin Print (posthumous print)
Dimensions: 30.5 x 24 cm
Stamped: "Copie d'une épreuve originale - ADAGP Man Ray Trust"
Conditio...
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20th Century Modern Man Ray Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Alexandre Lolas Exhibition Poster. Made in Italy
By Man Ray
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Poster. Made in Italy. Measures 32.75 x 19 inches and is unframed. The piece is in Good/Fair Condition-significant fading/discoloration primarily on the top portion of the print-cons...
Category
Late 20th Century Man Ray Art
Materials
Lithograph
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
Dream Flowers, Irène, 1969 - Original Handsigned Etching
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitsky, aka)
Dream Flowers, Irène, 1969
Handsigned original etching
On vellum, 23 x 17 cm (c. 9 x 6,6 inch)
Numbered /50 copies
INFORMATIONS : This etching i...
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1960s Surrealist Man Ray Art
Materials
Etching
Mid Century Modern Limited Edition Etching - La Ballade des Dames Hors du Temps
By Man Ray
Located in ludlow, GB
Mid Century Modern Limited Edition Etching from "La Ballade des Dames Hors du Temps".
This Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Etching with Aquatint - a Proof aside from the Edition....
Category
20th Century Surrealist Man Ray Art
Materials
Lithograph
$1,976 Sale Price
42% Off
Revolving Doors: Dragonfly X
By Man Ray
Located in London, GB
Pochoir printed in colours on Arches paper after a collage from 1916-17, published in 1973.
One of five exemplaire’s d’artiste aside from an edition of 100.
Signed by the artist with...
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1970s Surrealist Man Ray Art
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Stencil
Man Ray (1890–1976) - Complete set of ten lithographs in colors - 1971
By Man Ray
Located in Varese, IT
De l'Origine des Espèces par Voie de Sélection Irrationelle
Complete set of ten lithographs in colors on Arches paper, edited in 1971.
Limited edition: 180 signed and numbered.
Each...
Category
1970s Pop Art Man Ray Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Torso with Mary Gill, circa 1931
By Man Ray
Located in New York, NY
Stamped "Man Ray Paris" on the reverse
Category
1930s Man Ray Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Rue Ferou
By Man Ray
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork, titled "Rue Ferou," 1974, is an original color lithograph on Arches watermarked paper by American artist Man Ray, 1890-1976. It is hand signed ...
Category
1970s Dada Man Ray Art
Materials
Lithograph
Price Upon Request
Portrait of Paul Éluard
By Man Ray
Located in New York, NY
1936
Artist stamp in ink, verso
Vintage silver print
6.75 x 5 inches
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Category
1930s Man Ray Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
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- What did Man Ray create?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Man Ray created paintings, collages and films, but he is best known for photography. While working in his darkroom, he discovered that by moving objects around on photosensitive paper he could create unique images dubbed rayographs or photograms. Find a collection of Man Ray art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Man 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024Man Ray, the Surrealist photographer, was born Emmanuel Radnitzky. His career is distinctive for the success he achieved in both the United States and Europe. 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 became a sought-after fashion photographer. Ray is perhaps most remembered for his photographs of the interwar years, in particular the camera-less pictures he called "Rayographs." Shop a variety of Man Ray art on 1stDibs.
- Why did Man Ray change his name?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024Man Ray changed his name in response to antisemitic attitudes that were impacting his work during the early 20th century. "Man" came from his nickname, Manny, shortened from Emmanuel. For his surname, Ray took the first two and final letters of his birth name, Radnitzky. Explore a range of Man Ray art on 1stDibs.