Manray portrait

This iconic surrealist image of the women with the spherical tears is by avant-garde photographer and artist Man Ray (1890-1976). It is marvellously theatrical, and surreal because it only partly …

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MAN RAY (1890-1976), Dora MAAR (1907-1997), and Paul ELUARD (as 'Didier Desroches'; 1895-1952). Le Temps déborde. Paris: Cahiers d'Arts, 1947. 4° (247 x 185mm). Frontispiece and 10 illustrations after photographs by Man Ray and Dora Maar. Original printed wrappers (small chips at spine ends); in early, possibly contemporary glassine (chipped at the spine, browned); blue morocco clamshell case, unsigned but by Cambras, and blue cloth chemise.

Kiki de Montparnasse,1930. Man Ray.

Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky) ]was an American modernist artist who spent most of his career in Paris, France. He was a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal. He produced major works in a variety of media but considered himself a painter above all. He was best known in the art world for his avant-garde photography, and he was a renowned fashion and portrait photographer. Ray is also noted for his work with photograms, which…

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Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky). Untitled. 1931. Gelatin silver print (solarized). 11 9/16 × 8 15/16" (29.5 × 22.7 cm). Gift of James Thrall Soby. 178.1941. © 2025 Man Ray Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Photography

Double profile, solarized, 1932