MAN RAY (1890-1976)

Lot 70
Go to lot
Estimation :
15000 - 20000 EUR
Result with fees
Result : 78 000EUR
MAN RAY (1890-1976)
Self-portrait, 1932 Gelatin-silver print, original contact, solarization 8.5 x 5.5 cm Self-portrait, 1932 Gelatin-silver print, original contact, solarization 3.35 x 2.17 inch Note: This Self-portrait is a variant of the famous self-portrait that Man Ray would use throughout his life. Taken during the same break session but a few seconds apart, the profile is slightly three-quarters of the one that was finally chosen. As always with Man Ray, the shot is deliberately distanced from the subject to be cropped for the print. The solarization was done on the negative, at the time of its development; this is why the original contact presented here is solarized. This operation, although risky (since if it is not successful the negative can be permanently fogged), allowed Man Ray to print the image at will. This Self-portrait is a variation of the famous self-portrait that Man Ray would use throughout his life. Taken during the same session but a few seconds apart, the profile is slightly three quarters compared to the one that was finally selected. As always with Man Ray, the shot is deliberately distanced from the subject so that it can be cropped for the print. Solarization was done on the negative at the time of its development; this is why the original contact presented here is solarized. This operation, although risky (since if it is not successful the negative can be permanently fogged), allowed Man Ray to print the image at will. Provenance: Collection Edmonde et Lucien Treillard, Paris Bibliography: - Photographs by Man Ray, 1920 - Paris 1934, James Thrall Soby, 1934, ill. p. 67 (variant) - Man Ray, photographic retrospective, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, 1996-1997, p. 26 (this copy) - Man Ray, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2004, ill. p. 65 and on the 3rd cover (this copy). - T. Pepper, Man Ray Portraits, Mercator Fund, National Portrait Gallery, London, 2013, #103, P. 133 "When I was taking pictures, when I was in the darkroom, I would purposely avoid all the rules, I would mix the most insane products, I would use outdated film, I would do the worst things against chemistry and photography, and it wouldn't show." MAN RAY
My orders
Sale information
Sales conditions
Return to catalogue