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Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky) was born in 1890 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was known for his Avant-garde and Dadaist photography. He was also known as one of the pioneers of Surrealism. Photography was not his only medium; He also practiced painting, sculpture, and film making. His work was created through the process of devoting a gelatin silver print. The image consists of silver metal particles suspended in a gelatin layer. The sensitive paper develops when exposed to light. After beginning his career in Manhattan, Man Ray moved to Paris to further his work and join the dada movement. He claimed “Dada cannot live in New York,” and so left for Europe. He moved into a area of Paris with other creatives and this concentration of creative energy lead to the development of Surrealism. He developed a new was of creating photographs called “Rayographs”. This photography was done without a camera. He placed various objects on photo-sensitive paper and then exposed it to light. The light creates imprints of the objects on the paper creating various geometric compositions. He did many portraits of notable people while I’m Paris. Subjects include James Joyce, Jean Cocteau, and Lee Miller. Lee Miller and Man Ray had a Sweeping romance and were lovers for a time, however, it came to a end. Excited by his Rayographs and photography Man Ray gave up painting to focus on his photographic work. In the chaos of WWII, Man Ray fled Paris and moved back to New York, but ended up settling in Los Angelos. He began working in film and developed more photographs. Eventually Man Ray moved back to Paris, and sadly ended up passing away in his Studio.
Man Ray. Self-Portrait with Camera. 1931. Gelatin silver print, 6 3/4 x 5″ (17.1 x 12.7 cm)
Man Ray. Untitled. 1920. Gelatin silver print, 6 15/16 x 9″ (17.7 x 22.9 cm)
Man Ray. Rayograph from the portfolio Champs Delicieux. 1922. Gelatin silver print, 8 3/4 x 6 5/8″ (22.2 x 16.9 cm)
Man Ray. Rayograph from the portfolio Champs Delicieux. 1922. Gelatin silver print, 8 3/4 x 6 5/8″ (22.2 x 16.9 cm)
Man Ray. James Joyce. 1922. Gelatin silver print, 11 5/16 x 8 15/16″ (28.7 x 22.8 cm)
Man Ray. Jean Cocteau. 1925. Gelatin silver print, 8 15/16 x 6 13/16″ (22.7 x 17.3 cm)
Man Ray. Antonin Artaud. 1926. Gelatin silver print, 9 3/16 x 6 15/16″ (23.4 x 17.7 cm)
Man Ray. Salvador Dali. 1929. Gelatin silver print, 9 x 7 1/16″ (22.9 x 17.9 cm)
Man Ray. Lee Miller. 1929. Gelatin silver print, 10 1/2 x 8 1/8″ (26.7 x 20.6 cm)
Man Ray. Untitled. 1930. Gelatin silver print, 11 5/16 x 8 7/8″ (28.8 x 22.6 cm)
Man Ray. Untitled. 1930. Gelatin silver print, 11 1/2 x 8 11/16″ (29.8 x 22.6 cm)
Man Ray. Mrs. Henry Rowell. 1930. Gelatin silver print, 8 13/16 x 6 13/16″ (22.4 x 17.3 cm
Man Ray. Jacqueline. 1930. Gelatin silver print, 11 1/2 x 8 15/16″ (29.2 x 22.7 cm)
Man Ray. Untitled. 1931. Gelatin silver print, 11 3/16 x 8 9/16″ (28.5 x 21.7 cm)
Man Ray. Le Terrain Vague. 1932. Gelatin silver print, 11 3/8 x 8 7/8″ (28.7 x 22.6 cm)
Man Ray. Nusch Eluard. 1935. Gelatin silver print, 9 1/4 x 7″ (23 x 17.8 cm)
Man Ray. Unconcerned Photograph. 1959. Black and White instant print (Polaroid), 2 7/8 x 3 3/16″ (7.3 x 9.7 cm)
Man Ray. Unconcerned Photograph. 1959. Gelatin silver print, 12 3/16 x 10 5/8″ (31 x 27 cm)
Man Ray. Unconcerned Photograph. 1959. Gelatin silver print, 13 9/16 x 10 1/4″ (34.5 x 26 cm)
https://www.moma.org/artists/3716
https://www.manray.net
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-man-ray-made-iconic-surrealist-photographs
https://www.nga.gov/research/online-editions/alfred-stieglitz-key-set/practices-and-processes/gelatin-silver-prints.html
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4261923
https://www.npr.org/2011/08/20/139766533/much-more-than-a-muse-lee-miller-and-man-ray