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In his 1933 interpretation of the Minotaur (above, estimate $150/250,000), Man Ray goes well beyond classic mythology, fashioning the bull’s head out of the shadowy contours of a woman’s body; her breasts act as eyes, the concavity of her stomach as mouth, and her raised arms as horns. Now an icon of Surrealism, Minotaur has been included ...
Man Ray. “I have finally freed myself from the sticky medium of paint, and am working directly with light itself.” 1 So enthused Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky) in 1922, shortly after his first experiments with camera-less photography. He remains well known for these images, commonly called photograms but which he dubbed “rayographs ...
Lee Miller (1929–1932) Signature. Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky; August 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976) was an American visual artist who spent most of his career in Paris. He was a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal.
- Emmanuel Radnitzky, August 27, 1890, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- November 18, 1976 (aged 86), Paris, France
Man Ray. born Philadelphia, PA 1890-died Paris, France 1976. Man Ray by Adolf Hoffmeister. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Born in Philadelphia, lived intermittently in the United States, but preferred Paris. Innovative painter, photographer, filmmaker who has been described as a Dadaist-Surrealist.
- August 27, 1890
- November 18, 1976
Dec 13, 2023 · The text on this page is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, unless otherwise noted. Images and other media are excluded. [Still life composition for "Minotaure"]; 1933; Man Ray (American, 1890 - 1976); Three-color carbon transfer print; Image: 30.6 × 23.8 cm (12 1/16 × 9 3/8 in.); 84.XM.1000.6 The J. Paul ...
Description. Man Ray. Minotaur. gelatin silver print. 5 7/8 by 9 1/4 in. (14.9 by 23.5 cm.) dated and numbered '36' in pencil and with the photographer's '31 bis, Rue Campagne Première' studio stamp (Manford M6) and posthumous copyright stamp (Manford M30) on the reverse, 1933.
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