Man Ray Selects | Bruce Silverstein

Man Ray (1890-1976)

L'etoile de mer, 1928

Gelatin silver contact print, printed c. 1928

Titled, dated, and annotated on verso

5 1/2 x 9 1/16 in (14 x 23 cm)
Man Ray (1890-1976)

Nu féminin assis (solarisation), (Seated female nude, solarization), 1932

Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1932

Signed with edition annotation '2/50' on mount recto

8 x 6 1/4 in (20.5 x 16 cm)
Man Ray (1890-1976)

Nude, 1933

Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1933

Signed, titled, and annotated "Meilleurs Voeux" ("Best Wishes") on mount recto

6 x 3 3/4 in. (15.2 x 9.5 cm)
(Back row: Paul Chadourne, Tristan Tzara, Philippe Soupault, Serge Charchoune; Front row: Man Ray, Paul Eluard, Jacques Rigaut, Mick Soupault, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes)

Man Ray (1890-1976)

Dada Group, 1921-1922

Gelatin silver photomontage, printed c. 1922

Credit, titled, dated, and annotated 'p. 98A' in other hand on verso

7 x 9 1/2 in (17.8 x 24.1 cm)

The occasion for this portrait of like-minded Dada poets and writers is said to have been Man Ray's first solo exhibition in Paris, staged at the bookshop Librairie Six during the month of December 1921. The location is Man Ray's 22 rue La Condamine room. November has been suggested as the date of the gathering, and the portrait, shortly before the exhibition opened on December 3rd.Present in the photograph are: Paul Chadourne, Tristan Tzara, Philippe Soupault, Serge Charchoune; bottom, Paul Eluard, Jacques Rigaut, Mick Soupault, and Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes. Among the sitters are Mick Soupault, who ran the bookshop and would host the exhibit, and her husband Philippe. Man Ray is himself represented, although not part of the sitting. Eluard leans on a painting by Man Ray. At a later date Man Ray cut out a photograph of himself and pasted it overtop the visible portion of the painting.
Man Ray (1890-1976)

Georges Braque, 1922

Gelatin silver print on baryta paper

Photographer's Rue du Val-de-Grâce stamp on verso

8 3/8 x 5 3/4 in (21.3 x 14.6 cm)
Man Ray (1890-1976)

Le Baiser (The Kiss), 1930

Gelatin silver print, folded by the artist, printed c. 1930

Annotated 'Miller Deldourne' on verso

4 1/4 x 3 1/8 in (10.8 x 7.9 cm)

This is the only known uncropped print of Man Ray’s iconic photograph, Le Baiser (The Kiss), which features Lee Miller and an unidentified sitter. Man Ray folded this print to experiment with the cropping, ultimately honing in on their painted lips. Man Ray would reference Le Baiser throughout his career, and the image would ultimately serve as the subject for his celebrated Image à deux faces (Two-Faced Image), painted in 1959.
Man Ray (1890-1976)

Silhouette (Jacqueline Goddard), 1930

Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1959-1962 under the supervision of Man Ray

31 3/8 x 23 1/8 in (80 x 59 cm)

One of two known prints in this size.
Man Ray (1890-1976)

Main Ray, 1936

Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1970

Titled, dated and annotated 'p. 121B' in other hand on verso

9 1/2 x 5 7/8 in (24.1 x 14.9 cm)
Man Ray (1890-1976)

Lampshade, 1920

Gelatin silver contact print mounted to board, printed c. 1920

Signed, titled, dated, and annotated 'pg. 54' in other hand by artist on mount verso

4 3/4 x 2 1/4 in (12.1 x 5.7 cm)
Man Ray (1890-1976)

Emak Bakia (film still), 1926

Unique gelatin silver print, printed c. 1926-1927

Titled and dated 1927 with Lucien Treillard stamp on verso

9 x 11 5/8 in (22.9 x 29.8 cm)

According to Man Ray scholar Steven Manford, no other prints of this image have been identified. In his "Examination of the Photograph: Emak Bakia, 2019," Manford writes: This photograph was created by Man Ray. The film source dates from 1926, and the printing dates to no later than 1927. The handwriting is that of Man Ray, confirming his authorship of the work, and informing our understanding of the nature of the work. "
Man Ray (1890-1976)

Trepied, 'Pyramid' B.S.G.D.G., 1923-24

Unique photomontage, printed c. 1923-24

Titled with artist stamp 'Man Ray 31 bis, Rue Campagne Premiere, Paris XIVe' on verso

6 1/2 x 3 1/2 in (16.51 x 8.89 cm)
Man Ray (1890-1976)

Cheveux, Marguerite “Ghita” Luchaire, 1929

Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1965-66 under the supervision of Man Ray.

21 1/4 x 15 7/8 in (54 x 40.5 cm)

This is one of three known large prints of the same subject matter. The first print is in the Photokina Collection (exhibited 1960), the second is in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris collection (exhibited 1962), and the third is the present photograph.
Man Ray (1890-1976)

Valentine Hugo as Queen of Diamonds, 1935

Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1935

Artist stamp, dated, and annotated 'p. 116B' in other hand on verso

6 5/8 x 4 1/2 in (16.8 x 11.4 cm)

According to the verso inscription this print had once belonged to the sitter Valentine Hugo, and mentions her 2 rue de Sontay Paris address. At some point the print was gifted to Chantal and Jean Petithory, based on the verso dedication. Jean Petithory was the publisher of Man Ray's 1966 edition Résurrection des Mannequins.

Man Ray created a small number of playing cards using original portraits made of his friends. Among those extant cards are: Nusch Eluard, as the queen of clubs, Lise Deharme as the queen of spades, and Jacqueline Lamba (later Breton) as the queen of hearts.
Man Ray (1890-1976)

Masque peint (Painted Mask), 1941

Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1970

Titled and dated in other hand on verso

10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.2 cm)
Man Ray (1890-1976)

Juliet, c. 1950

Unique object, gelatin silver print mounted in a camera shutter

4 7/8 x 5 x 1 1/8 in (12.2 x 12.5 x 2.7 cm)
Man Ray (1890-1976)

Presse papier á Priape (Priapic Paperweight), 1920

Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1920

Signed, titled, and dated by artist on verso
Annotated 'p. 279. no. 105' in other hand on verso

6 1/2 x 4 3/8 in (16.5 x 11.1 cm)
Man Ray (1890-1976)

Self-Portrait, 1933

Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1933

Signed and dated by artist on recto
Annotated 'p. 101' in other hand on verso

11 1/8 x 9 1/16 in (28.3 x 23 cm)
Man Ray (1890-1976)

Rayograph, 1927

Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1963

Titled and dated in unknown hand with artist stamp on verso

11 3/8 x 9 1/8 in (28.9 x 23 cm)
Man Ray (1890-1976)

8th Street, 1920

Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1970

Titled, dated, and annotated 'p. 279, no. 279' in other hand on verso

9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in (24.8 x 19.1 cm)
Man Ray (1890-1976)

Trans Atlantique, 1920

Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1970

Dated and annotated 'p. 279, no. 93' and 'Une des 1ére dans l’esprit Dada' in other hand on verso

10 x 7 3/4 in. (25.4 x 19.7 cm.)
Man Ray (1890-1976)

Boulevard Montparnasse, photogramme du film "Le retour a raison", 1923

Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1930-1939

6 3/4 x 8 5/8 in (17.2 x 22.2 cm)
Man Ray (1890-1976)

Man Ray with one of his designs for Chessmen, 1942

Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1960s

Signed, dated, and annotated by artist on verso
Image credited to Jordan, 1942

7 1/8 x 5 in. (18.1 x 12.7 cm)
Man Ray (1890-1976)

Self-Portrait, 1950

Gelatin silver print, printed later

Signed by artist in pencil on recto
Annotated 'p. 1' in other hand on verso

9 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. (24.8 x 23.5 cm)

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