MAN RAY - Lot 177

MAN RAY Munich, Schirmer/Mosel, circa 1980. A major catalog devoted to the photographic work of Man Ray (1890–1976), a leading figure in the Dada movement and later in Surrealism. Bringing together his photographs taken in Paris between 1920 and 1934, the book chronicles one of the most prolific periods in modern photography. Illustrated with numerous portraits, rayographs, nudes, photographic experiments, and period documents, the volume is enriched with texts by Man Ray, Paul Éluard, André Breton, Marcel Duchamp, and Tristan Tzara. It provides an excellent overview of the Parisian avant-garde between the two world wars and the central role played by Man Ray in the renewal of the photographic language. Illustrated paperback published by the publisher.