MAN RAY. - Lot 202

MAN RAY. Man Ray. Aperture Masters of Photography series. Cologne, Könemann, [circa 1994–1996]. Square quarto, publisher’s hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. A monograph published in the renowned Aperture Masters of Photography series, dedicated to the leading figures in the history of photography. This volume offers a remarkable overview of the work of Man Ray (1890–1976), a major figure in the 20th-century avant-garde who was a photographer, painter, filmmaker, and inventor of a profoundly innovative visual language. Richly illustrated, the volume traces the main stages of his career, from his Dadaist experiments in New York to his work in Paris alongside the Surrealists. It features his most famous works: rayographs, solarizations, portraits of Marcel Duchamp, Picasso, Breton, Éluard, Lee Miller, and Kiki de Montparnasse, as well as the nudes, objects, and compositions that permanently transformed modern photographic aesthetics. With its elegant format and high-quality reproductions, this edition serves as an excellent introduction to Man Ray’s world and remains one of the finest titles in the Aperture Masters collection. A beautiful copy with an illustrated dust jacket.