MAN RAY, Rayograph - Lot 219

MAN RAY, Rayograph Edited by Giulio Carlo Argan. Turin, Martano Editore, “Nadar - Ricerche sull'arte contemporanea” series, no. 4, ca. 1973. In-4, paperback, illustrated cover. Text in Italian with English translation. Numerous black-and-white reproductions of Man Ray’s famous rayographs. An important essay devoted to one of the most unique inventions in modern photography: the rayograph, a camera-less photographic process developed by Man Ray in the 1920s. The book, edited by art historian Giulio Carlo Argan, places this experimentation within the context of Dadaism and Surrealism while offering a wide selection of reproductions of the artist’s most iconic works. With its monographic approach and its inclusion in the “Nadar” collection—dedicated to research on contemporary art—this volume serves as a valuable resource for the study of 20th-century photographic avant-garde. The reproductions allow readers to trace the evolution of Man Ray’s visual language, in which everyday objects, plays of light and shadow, and transparencies become poetic material. A fine copy, with the cover intact. Interior in fresh condition.