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 Cadeau 1921 / 1974
By Man Ray
Located in Weesp, NL
Gift is a typical product of Man Ray’s double-edged humour. Its sadistic implications need not be stressed. Its erotic aspect is revealed by Man Ray’s remark: ‘You can tear a dress t...
Iron
'Le Temoin' Stool by Man Ray for Gavina
By Gavina, Man Ray
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
Beautiful example in pristine condition, designed by Man Ray for Gavina's ultramobile exhibition.
Faux Leather, Acrylic, Foam, Plywood
Edouard Marcel Sandoz Porcelain Lying Fennec Candy Box, 1921
By Edouard-Marcel Sandoz
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Porcelain Candy Box by Edouard Marcel Sandoz & Théodore Haviland, France, 1921. This exquisite Art Deco porcelain candy box, crafted in 1921, features a charming desi...
Ceramic
$2,367Sale Price|55% Off
H 25.99 in W 21.26 in D 13.39 in
Bronze Bust Order of Knighthood Frantz 'Marie Pierre François' Vermeylen, 1921
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Stunning life-size bust of a gentleman with an Order of Knighthood from Belgium. Beautiful weathered patin, if you want the colors more deep you can wax the bronze. Marie Pierre ...
Bronze
1974 Studio Stoneware "Birds" Sculpture Signed Pollack
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Impressive stoneware sculpture in matte sepia with pops of blue and green. Interesting form, with bird motifs incorporating cut outs and open exposures as compositional constructs. ...
Stoneware
$2,192Sale Price|20% Off
H 14 in W 9.25 in D 5.625 in
Larry Mohr ( American 1921-2013) Unusual Abstract Bronze Nude Titled “Gita”.
By Larry Mohr
Located in Chicago, IL
Larry Mohr (American / New York 1921-2013), "Gita" patinated bronze sculpture of a nude female, signed, titled, and having a monogram for foundry.
Bronze
Nino Caruso Ceramic sculpture Italy 1974
By Nino Caruso
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Beautiful modular sculpture made by Nino Caruso in Italy in 1974. This sculpture is made of cream white glazed ceramic. It has four different shapes stacke...
Ceramic
Vintage original ceramic sculpture Old Man by Bassano, Italy 1974
By Bassano
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Vintage original ceramic sculpture "Old Man is a drunken" by Bassano made in Italy in the 1974. Bassano ceramics (also known as "Bassano del Grappa") is a traditional Italian craft p...
Ceramic
'Cadeau' Sculpture by Man Ray
By Man Ray
Located in NYC, NY
A sculpture by Man Ray titled 'Cadeau' in the shape of an iron with a row of nails protruding. Signed and inscribed with the edition number 2290/5...
Steel, Bronze
Art Deco Gilt Bronze on Marble, By Henryk Kossowski, (1855-1921)
By Henryk Kossowski
Located in Petaluma, CA
This beautiful young nude has a timeless look. She sits on an oval piece of marble and contemplates. Rich, clean gilding really bring her to life. Done in such a manner that it look...
Marble, Bronze
$1,295
H 52.75 in W 13 in D 12 in
Saleh Mouallem (US, 1921-2014) Pink Alabaster Abstract Sculpture, "Love Birds"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Abstract veined pink alabaster sculpture in a double curved linked form with bird heads visible on top. Mounted on a custom round rotating black base wh...
Alabaster
Art Deco Painted Wood Mirror by Albert Binquet, ca 1921
By Albert Binquet
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Albert Binquet Hand mirror, circa 1921 Made of wood, painted in ivory color, representing a stylized mask, the eyebrows and outer edges of the eyes underlined with black paint Measures: Height: 24 cm. (91/2 in.) ; Width: 14 cm. (51/2 in.) Signed in reverse A.BINQUET Size of the mirror without the stand: 24 cm high, by 14.2 cm wide, by 1.5 cm depth. A PAINTED WOOD MIRROR BY ALBERT BINQUET, CIRCA 1921 Subsequent to completion of his training in Barcelona, Albert Binquet, a native of Bordeaux, who trained at the Fine Art School, returned to France and collaborated with Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann to create certain sculptural reliefs for furniture, and for Robert Mallet-Stevens, a neo-Antique mask...
Wood
'Le Temoin' Stool by Man Ray for Gavina
By Man Ray, Gavina
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
Beautiful example in pristine condition, designed by Man Ray for Gavina's ultramobile exhibition.
Faux Leather, Acrylic, Foam, Plywood
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H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 21.66 in
Priape by Man Ray for Alexandre Lolas Gallery, Marble, 102/500, 1972
By Man Ray
Located in Brussels, BE
Priape is the god of fertility, conceived in 1920 and executed in 1972 by the Galerie Alexandre Lolas, in an edition of 500. In 4 parts, 1 marble cylinder and 3 balls. Signed and num...
Marble
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H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 21.66 in
Priape by Man Ray for Alexandre Lolas Gallery, Marble, 102/500, 1972
By Man Ray
Located in Brussels, BE
Priape is the God of fertility, conceived in 1920 and executed in 1972 by the Galerie Alexandre Lolas, in an edition of 500. In 4 parts, 1 marble cylinder and 3 balls. Signed and num...
Marble
Man Ray Cadeau, 1974
By Man Ray
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sculpture by Man Ray Titled Cadeau manufactured 1974 in France. Signed. Man Ray (1890–1976) was an American visual artist who spent most of his career in France. He was a signif...
Iron