Man ray (emmanuel radnitsky, dit) (1890-1976) Mr. and Mrs. Woodman, 1947. 5 silver prints (c. 1950). Sizes : from 16,3 x 13 to 17,7 x 12,7 cm Mr. and Mrs. Woodman is a series of 27 photographs featuring artist's dummies mimicking various sexual positions . Man Ray used to incorporate the motif of artists' mannequins into his paintings, photographs and even his own objects. While wooden artists' dummies are widely used by artists to practice anatomical representation, Man Ray, in a typically surrealist logic, diverted this traditional use. Bibliography : - Man Ray, Mr. and Mrs. Woodman, The Hague, Édition Unida, 1970 . - Emmanuelle De l'Écotais, Man Ray, Cologne, Taschen,2004, p. 140-147. Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitsky, known as) (1890-1976) Mr. and Mrs. Woodman, 1947. Five gelatin silver prints (c. 1950) . Dimensions: from 16.3 x 13 to 17.7 x 12.7 cm.
Estimate
€2,500 - €3,500
Result
€3,456
Buyer's premium
28%
Man ray (emmanuel radnitsky, dit)
(1890-1976)
Mr. and Mrs. Woodman, 1947.
5 silver prints (c. 1950).
Sizes : from 16,3 x 13 to 17,7 x 12,7 cm
Mr. and Mrs. Woodman is a series of 27 photographs featuring artist's dummies mimicking various sexual positions
.
Man Ray used to incorporate the motif of artists' mannequins into his paintings, photographs and even his own objects. While wooden artists' dummies are widely used by artists to practice anatomical representation, Man Ray, in a typically surrealist logic, diverted this traditional use.
Bibliography :
- Man Ray, Mr. and Mrs. Woodman, The Hague, Édition Unida, 1970
.
- Emmanuelle De l'Écotais, Man Ray, Cologne, Taschen,2004, p. 140-147.
Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitsky, known as) (1890-1976)
Mr. and Mrs. Woodman, 1947.
Five gelatin silver prints (c. 1950)
.
Dimensions: from 16.3 x 13 to 17.7 x 12.7 cm.
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