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
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
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
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
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), 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), 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
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...
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), FLOWER AND PEACH, 1934 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: FLOWER AND PEACH Date Of Negative: 1934 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1934 ...
Photogravure
MAN RAY (1890-1976), INTERIOR DESIGN, 1934 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: INTERIOR DESIGN Date Of Negative: 1934 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1934 1...
Photogravure
MAN RAY (1890-1976), ABSTRACT RAYOGRAPHY, 1932 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: ABSTRACT RAYOGRAPHY Date Of Negative: 1932 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 19...
Photogravure
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...
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 (1890-1976), SINCLAIR LEWIS, 1930 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: SINCLAIR LEWIS Date Of Negative: 1930 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1934 1s...
Photogravure
MAN RAY (1890-1976), VISAGES OF WOMAN, UNDATED, 1920 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: VISAGES OF WOMAN, UNDATED Date Of Negative: 1920 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Pri...
Photogravure
MAN RAY (1890-1976), ANDRE DERAIN, 1926 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: Andre Derain Date Of Negative: 1926 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1934 1st ...
Photogravure
MAN RAY (1890-1976), ABSTRACT RAYOGRAPHY, 1927 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: ABSTRACT RAYOGRAPHY Date Of Negative: 1927 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 19...
Photogravure
MAN RAY (1890-1976), PAUL ELUARD, 1930 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: PAUL ELUARD Date Of Negative: 1930 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1934 1st E...
Photogravure
MAN RAY (1890-1976), HENRI MATISSE, 1922 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: HENRI MATISSE Date Of Negative: 1922 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1934 1st...
Photogravure
$1,866
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...
Silver Gelatin
Man Ray, Échiquier Surréaliste: 1934/1991, Silver Gelatin Print, Dada
By Man Ray
Located in Hamburg, DE
Man Ray (1890-1976) Échiquier Surréaliste (Surrealist Checkerboard), 1934/1991 Medium: Silver Gelatin Print (later print) Dimensions: 30.5 x 23.7 cm Stamped: "Copie d'une épreuve...
Silver Gelatin
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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.
Silver Gelatin
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Aged Pomo Woman [Plate 488]
By Edward Curtis
Located in New York, NY
This photogravure is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Photogravure
$4,800
H 8 in W 10 in
NASA Apollo 12, US Flag on Moon, Astronaut Pete Conrad Jr, Vintage 8x10 Photo
By Nasa
Located in New york, NY
Photographed by fellow astronaut Alan Bean, NASA Apollo 12 astronaut and commander Pete Conrad Jr poses with the American flag after he and Bean planted it o...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
$5,800
H 12 in W 16 in
Le Café de France, Gelatin Silver Print, Signed, 12x16 Inches, 1979 by Ronis
By Willy Ronis
Located in New york, NY
Interested in “ordinary people with ordinary lives,” photographer Willy Ronis among the postwar French photographers spent his career roaming the streets of Paris, photographing people in love, at work, and at play. Le Café de France...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
$8,000
H 11 in W 14 in
Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 NASA Space Photography, Vintage Color Print, 11x14, 1960s
By Nasa
Located in New york, NY
A color photograph of Buzz Aldrin standing next to a seismograph with the "Eagle" and American flag in the background remains an historical and artistic document from 8 days in space...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print
A Hopi Woman, 1905
By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edward S. Curtis A Hopi Woman 1905 Photogravure Print 22 x 18 inches Vintage large format Curtis Portfolio Photogravure, Portfolio 12, Plate #411, The North American Indian, on Japa...
Photogravure
$3,800
H 20 in W 16 in
Elizabeth Taylor, Black and White Photograph, Signed Estate Print, 20x16
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
Elizabeth Taylor, 1959 by Burt Glinn is a black-and-white photograph shot on film a portrait of Elizabeth Taylor on the beach during the filming of the adaptation of Tennessee Willia...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
$1,500
H 18 in W 13 in
Tsaassi - Mis - Salla (Crow with Necklace) - Sarsi
By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original Photogravure - Plate 618 Comes with a gorgeous Burl Wood frame, images upon request.
Photogravure
$15,000
H 11 in W 14 in
Buzz Aldrin, Sun Visor, Vintage Black and White Photo, NASA Apollo 11, 1969
By Buzz Aldrin
Located in New york, NY
An 11 x 14 black and white photograph of Buzz Aldrin from the original negative before Nasa added “more” space on the top of the image, which is a more common version of Visor. The...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Oksoyapiw - Blackfoot
By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original Photogravure - Plate 639 Comes with a gorgeous Burl Wood frame, images upon request.
Photogravure
$2,400
H 14 in W 11 in
Mr. Harlem, Bodybuilder, Black-and-White Signed Gelatin Silver Photograph, 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
The image of a bodybuilder capturing African-American life in Harlem in the 1960s, Mr. Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed, is a 14” x 11” black-and-white photograph from the photographer'...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Soyaksin - Blood
By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original Photogravure - Plate 651 Comes with a gorgeous Burl Wood frame, images upon request.
Photogravure
$3,600
H 16 in W 20 in
Yeshiva Students, New York City, Black-and-White Photograph, Signed, 16x20, 1954
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Yeshiva Students, New York City, 1954 by Leonard Freed is a black-and-white photograph of three young Jewish Youth, studying at a yeshiva. A gelatin silver print, 16” x 20”, signed ...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
MAN RAY (1890-1976), NUDE, 1929 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: NUDE Date Of Negative: 1929 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1934 1st Edition...
Photogravure
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MAN RAY (1890-1976), GERTRUDE STEIN, 1932 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: GERTRUDE STEIN Date Of Negative: 1932 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1934 1s...
Photogravure
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MAN RAY (1890-1976), PORTRAIT, 1920 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: PORTRAIT Date Of Negative: 1920 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1934 1st Edit...
Photogravure
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MAN RAY (1890-1976), UNDERGROWTH, 1930 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: UNDERGROWTH Date Of Negative: 1930 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1934 1st E...
Photogravure
MAN RAY (1890-1976), EYE, 1934 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: Eye Date Of Negative: 1934 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1934 1st Edition P...
Photogravure
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MAN RAY (1890-1976), RAYOGRAPH, 1923 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: RAYOGRAPH Date Of Negative: 1923 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1934 1st Edi...
Photogravure
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MAN RAY (1890-1976), ABSTRACT RAYOGRAPHY, 1927 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: ABSTRACT RAYOGRAPHY Date Of Negative: 1927 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 19...
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MAN RAY (1890-1976), RAYOGRAPH, 1923 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: RAYOGRAPH Date Of Negative: 1923 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1934 1st Edi...
Photogravure
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H 12.01 in W 9.45 in
Retour à la Raison, 1923, Silver Gelatin Print, Dada, Surrealist, Modern Art
By Man Ray
Located in Hamburg, DE
Man Ray (1890-1976) Retour à la Raison, 1923/1991 Medium: Silver Gelatin Print (later print) Dimensions: 30.5 x 23.7 cm Stamped: "Copie d'une épreuve originale - ADAGP Man Ray Trust"...
Silver Gelatin
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H 9.45 in W 7.09 in
Self-Portrait with Beret, 1969 - Original Handsigned Silver Print
By Man Ray
Located in Paris, IDF
Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitsky, aka) Self-Portrait with Beret, 1969 Handsigned original silver print 24 x 18 cm (c. 9,4 x 7 inch) Limited to 50 copies INFORMATIONS : Original edition...
Silver Gelatin
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H 12.01 in W 9.45 in
Self-Portrait, 1932, Silver Gelatin Print, Dada, Surrealist, Modern Art
By Man Ray
Located in Hamburg, DE
Man Ray (1890-1976) Self-Portrait, 1932/1991 Medium: Silver Gelatin Print Dimensions: 30.5 x 24 cm Stamped: "Copie d'une épreuve originale - ADAGP Man Ray Trust" Condition: Very goo...
Silver Gelatin
Study of Hands, Negative Solarization print, Framed
By Man Ray
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Study of Hands, 1930 by Man Ray Negative Solarization technique Framed Image size: 14 in. H x 10.25 in. W Sheet size: 14.75 in. H x 10.75 in. W Frame ...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin