MAN RAY, 60 Years of Liberties / 60 anni di libertà / 60 yea - Lot 218

MAN RAY, 60 Years of Liberties / 60 anni di libertà / 60 years of liberties Edited by Arturo Schwarz. Paris, Éric Losfeld, circa 1970. Large quarto, paperback, illustrated cover featuring an iconic photograph by Man Ray. Trilingual text (Italian, French, English). Extensive black-and-white and color illustrations. An important retrospective volume published to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the creative career of Man Ray, a major figure in Dadaism and Surrealism. Featuring contributions by Louis Aragon, André Breton, Marcel Duchamp, Paul Éluard, Max Ernst, Francis Picabia, Tristan Tzara, Philippe Soupault, and Arturo Schwarz, this volume serves as both a historical record and a collective tribute to one of the pioneers of modern photography. The illustrations include nearly two hundred reproductions, among them numerous rayograms, photographs, surrealist objects, ready-mades, assemblages, and experimental works, offering a comprehensive overview of the artist’s career in New York and Paris. A beautiful copy, complete with its illustrated cover.