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Man Ray, Lithograph in Pink, Erotic Composition, around 1970

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:600.00 EUR Estimated At:960.00 - 1,200.00 EUR
Man Ray, Lithograph in Pink, Erotic Composition, around 1970
Lithograph in pink on wove paper
USA, around 1970
Man Ray (1890-1976) – American photographer, director, painter and object artist
Lower right signed in pencil ‘Man Ray’
Sheet size: 32.3 x 23.4 cm
Very good condition
Man Ray is considered one of the most important artists of dadaism and surrealism; his lithographs with erotic motifs fetch up to 2,000 euro at international auctions


The lithograph in pink on hand by the American surrealist Man Ray shows a woman’s hand holding an object that resembles a telephone receiver with which she is satisfying herself. Erotic depictions are typical in the art of Surrealism and are also often used by Man Ray.

The lithograph on wove paper is signed lower right in pencil ‘Man Ray‘. The upper and lower left corners are each with a soft crease. The sheet edges are insignificantly soiled. The overall condition is very good. The sheet measures 32.3 x 23.4 cm.

Man Ray (1890-1976)

The American artist Emanuel Radinsky, better known by his artist’s name Man Ray, is considered one of the most creative and versatile artists of the 20th century. In 1890, he was born in Philadelphia and earned later in New York as a publishing graphic artist his first merits Fascinated by the medium of photography and along with working in the darkroom Man Ray was experimenting with photograms in 1919/20 and developed thereof the ‘rayography ‘. In 1921 Man Ray followed his friends Marcel Duchamp and Francis Picabia to Paris, where he met other grandeurs of European avant-garde movements of Dada and Surrealism. In the 1930s he moved to Los Angeles, but returned after the war to Paris. Man Ray used the diverse artistic mediums such as painting, sculpture, collage, printmaking, photography, film or poetry. As a photographer, he achieved worldwide fame, his surreal photographs like the famous nude back portrait of a woman as violin is known to a wide audience. His work influenced contemporary and subsequent generations of photographers. (fea)
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