Artist Index: Man Ray

Man Ray. Photokina Köln 1960. Stahlplatte mit Lackdruck von Man Ray. 6,5 x 8 x 0,5 cm. Köln 1960.
Anlässlich der Photokina in Köln im Jahr 1960 entwarf Man Ray (1890-1976) eine Graphik, die ein menschliches Auge darstellt. Dieses wurde unter anderem auch auf die vorliegende Stahlplatte gedruckt und Lothar Roggenbuck, einem führenden Mitglied der Koelnmesse GmbH, für seine Verdienste verliehen. Die Messe Photokina wurde zwischen den Jahren 1950 bis 2018 alle zwei Jahre im Herbst durchgeführt und galt weltweit als Leitmesse der Foto-, Video- und Imaging-Branche. – Mit Kratzspuren auf der Rückseite, sehr selten.

Man Ray. La photographie n'est pas l'art. 12 photographies. Avant-propos de André Breton. 5 Bl. Titel und Text sowie 12 Tafeln. 25,5 x 16,5 cm. Lose Blatt in OUmschlag. (Paris), GLM, 1937.
Seltene erste Ausgabe dieses repräsentativen Querschnittes in 12 Bildern durch das photographische Werk von Man Ray. Mit einleitenden Texten von André Breton. In kleiner Auflage erschienen. – Sehr gutes, nahezu druckfrisches Exemplar.

Le violon d’Ingres (1924), Larmes (ca. 1930), Group photo of the DADA group (ca. 1922), Self-Portrait (1932), Erotique voilée (1933), Juliet (1945). 6 gelatin silver prints, printed 1991. Each circa 26 x 20 cm (30,2 x 24,2 cm). Each with “Griffelkunst” and “ADAGP Man Ray Trust” copyright stamps on the verso.

Some light handling creases and minimal buckling along edges, otherwise in very good condition.

Honorine Deschrijver. 1925. Vintage gelatin silver print on double-weight chamois paper. 27,2 x 22,2 cm (38 x 28,5 cm). Mounted to board (slightly soiled), signed "Man Ray Paris" below the image on the mount.

Often referred to as the “Coco Chanel of the North,” Deschrijver was a leading figure in the Belgian fashion scene, known for merging Modernist and Surrealist aesthetics into her designs. She founded Norine in Brussels, a couture house celebrated for its bold artistic collaborations, which brought contemporary art into the realm of fashion. In this portrait, Man Ray employs his signature soft focus and dramatic lighting, emphasizing her refined yet enigmatic presence. The image not only highlights her elegance, but also situates her within the avant-garde cultural circles that shaped early 20th-century art and design. – Some light scuff marks, small surface irregularities and signs of oxidation along edges, otherwise in very good condition.

Le violin d'Ingres (1924); Palais de quatres heures (1932-1933); Marcel Duchamp (1916). 3 gelatin silver prints, printed 1991. Each circa 26 x 20 cm (30,2 x 24,2 cm). Each with "Griffelkunst" and "ADAGP Man Ray Trust" copyright stamps on the verso.

Minimal buckling along edges, otherwise in very good condition.

Erotique voilée.1933. Gelatin silver print on Agfa paper, printed 1991. 24,4 x 17,5 cm (30,3 x 22,5 cm). With "Griffelkunst" and "ADAGP Man Ray Trust" copyright stamps on the verso.

Lower left corner bumped, otherwise in excellent condition.

Lit.: Man Ray. Photographs. London 1982, ill. pp. 69,17 and 114.

"Larmes"; "Retour à la raison". 1930, 1923/printed 1991. 2 gelatin silver prints on Agfa paper. 19,7 x 26,8 cm (23,5 x 30,3 cm) and 26,7 x 19 cm (30,4 x 23,6 cm). Both with Griffelkunst and ADAGP Man Ray Trust copyright stamps on the verso.

Minimal buckling in side edges, corners slightly bumped, otherwise in very good condition.

Lit.: Man Ray. Photographs. London 1982, ill. pp. 84 and 97.

"Erotique voilée"; "Le violin d'Ingres"; "Juliet". 1933, 1924, 1945 /printed 1991. 3 gelatin silver prints on Agfa paper. Each circa 24 x 17,5 cm (30,2 x 24 cm). Each with Griffelkunst and ADAGP Man Ray Trust copyright stamps on the verso.

Minimal buckling in side edges, otherwise in very good condition.

Lit.: Man Ray. Photographs. London 1982, ill. pp. 69,17 and 114.

Man Ray. 19 Bl. Mit 16 teils farb. blattgroßen Abbildungen. 19,5 x 16 cm. Originaleinband mit Aluminiumplatten als Vorder- und Rückdeckel, drei Metallringen als Bindung und OTransparentumschlag mit Illustration und Titel. London, Hanover Gallery, 1969.
Objektartiger Katalog der Londoner Hanover Galerie mit futuristischer Umschlaggestaltung. Die Fotografien der Werke Man Rays stammen von ihm und Jacqueline Hyde. – Minimal Gebrauchsspuren.

Rayographs. 1924/1928. 2 gelatin silver prints, printed 1980s. 27,8 x 20,8 cm (30,6 x 23,8 cm). Both prints annotated in pencil on verso, one print annotated Man Ray in pencil and with the photographer's studio stamp and one with A.D.A.G.P. Paris stamp, both with Tirage original réalisé par Pierre Gassmann stamp and Foto von einem Fotogramm stamp on the verso .

Man Ray's rayographs involved placing objects directly onto photosensitive paper and exposing them to light, resulting in ethereal and often abstract compositions. This technique allowed him to explore the interplay of light and shadow, shape and form, in a way that challenged conventional photography. Offered here are two photographs of Man Ray's photograms made by Pierre Gassmann. The original prints of these works are in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. – Minimal buckling along edges of prints, a few handling marks, otherwise in excellent condition.

Rayograph. 1923/printed 1978. Gelatin silver print. 29,5 x 23,8 cm (43 x 34 cm). Man Ray's signature stamp, Griffelkunst edition stamp and rayograph stamp, as well as signed and dated by the estate executor in ballpoint pen on the verso, mounted along upper edge to grey board, Griffelkunst stamp on mount verso.

In excellent condition. With: Printed handwritten biography by Man Ray.

Lit.: Man Ray. Photographs. London 1982, ill. p. 141.

Rayographs. 1921-1923/printed 1978. 3 gelatin silver prints on Agfa paper. Each circa 29,5 x 22,5 cm (43 x 34 cm). Man Ray's signature stamp, Griffelkunst edition stamp and rayograph stamp, as well as signed and dated by the estate executor in pencil on the verso, each mounted along upper edge to grey board (one mount bumped in right edge), Griffelkunst stamp on mount verso.
Man Ray. Photographs. London 1982, ill. pp. 140-141.Two prints with minimal discoloration in areas, otherwise in very good condition.

"Le violin d'Ingres" (1924);"Erotique voilée" (1933) and "Juliet" (1945). Printed 1991. 3 gelatin silver prints, 1 on Agfa paper. Each circa 27,2 x 20,2 cm (30,2 x 24 cm). Each with Griffelkunst and ADAGP Man Ray Trust stamp on the verso.


In very good condition.

Lit.: Man Ray. Photographs. London 1982, ill. pp. 17, 69, and 114.

"L'oeuf et le coquillage"; "Le violin d'Ingres".1931, 1924/printed 1991. 2 gelatin silver prints. Each circa 27 x 20 cm (30 x 23,5 cm). Each with Griffelkunst and ADAGP Man Ray Trust stamp on the verso.


First print with a few surface irregularities, otherwise in very good condition.

Lit.: Man Ray. Photographs. London 1982, ill. pp. 17 and 158.

"Retour à la raison"; Paris Dada group photo. 1923, 1922/printed 1991. 2 gelatin silver prints on Agfa paper. 26 x 19,5 cm (30,5 x 24 cm). Griffelkunst and ADAGP Man Ray Trust stamp on the verso.


The group photo shows Paul Chadourne, Tristan Tzara, Philippe Soupault, Serge Charchoune, Paul Eluard, Jacques Rigaut, Mick Soupault, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes. – Minimal buckling in margins, otherwise in excellent condition.

Lit.: Man Ray. Photographs. London 1982, ill. pp. 53 and 97.