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Selected Works16590

Museum Acquisitions

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Previous Sales 457

Christie's
Souvenir de Paris
Souvenir de Paris, 1940
Bought In
May 2026
Bonhams
Man Ray (1890-1976); Magnolia Blossom;
Man Ray (1890-1976); Magnolia Blossom;
$3,200
Apr 2026
Christie's
Purple Mask
Purple Mask, 1948
£342,900 ($453k USD)
Mar 2026
Christie's
Untitled (Abstracted Nude)
Untitled (Abstracted Nude), 1949
£53,340 ($70k USD)
Mar 2026
Christie's
Bicycle (Shadow drawing)
Bicycle (Shadow drawing)
£33,020 ($44k USD)
Mar 2026
Bonhams
Rêve du 25 nov 1936 (illustration pour 'Les Mains libres') (Executed in 1936)
Rêve du 25 nov 1936 (illustration pour 'Les Mains libres') (Executed in 1936)
£70,000 ($92k USD)
Mar 2026
Bonhams
Femme, arbre et lune (Executed in 1929)
Femme, arbre et lune (Executed in 1929)
£6,000 ($8k USD)
Mar 2026
Sotheby's
Les Mains d’Antonin Artaud
Les Mains d’Antonin Artaud, 1926
$119,787
Mar 2026
Christie's
La prière (The prayer)
La prière (The prayer), 1930
£406,400 ($536k USD)
Mar 2026
Bonhams
Man Ray (1890-1976); 'Grand Prix de Monaco';
Man Ray (1890-1976); 'Grand Prix de Monaco';
$1,600
Feb 2026
Sotheby's
All's Well That Ends Well
All's Well That Ends Well, 1948
$279,400
Nov 2025
Christie's
Sade, Pas Terminé, 1933
Sade, Pas Terminé, 1933, 1933
Bought In
Nov 2025
Sotheby's
La lecture
La lecture, 1937
$81,146
Oct 2025
Christie's
Demain
Demain, 1970
€10,160 ($11k USD)
Oct 2025
Sotheby's
Untitled (Rayograph with Egg Beater, Doily, Broom, and Coil)
Untitled (Rayograph with Egg Beater, Doily, Broom, and Coil), 1943
$42,000
Oct 2025
Sotheby's
Untitled (Rayograph with Mannequin and Coil)
Untitled (Rayograph with Mannequin and Coil), 1925
$42,000
Oct 2025
Christie's
Letter Box
Letter Box
$6,985
Oct 2025
Sotheby's
Untitled (Rayograph with Leaf and Coil)
Untitled (Rayograph with Leaf and Coil), 1943
$48,260
Oct 2025
Sotheby's
Gertrude Stein and Picasso's Portrait
Gertrude Stein and Picasso's Portrait, 1922
$19,050
Oct 2025
Sotheby's
Landscape (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn)
Landscape (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn), 1913
$208,242
Oct 2025
Christie's
Untitled (Couple on the edge of a cliff at Le Pecq)
Untitled (Couple on the edge of a cliff at Le Pecq), 1937
€101,600 ($112k USD)
Sep 2025
Sotheby's
Noire et blanche
Noire et blanche, 1926
£2,863,486 ($2.9M USD)
Jun 2025
Christie's
Swiftly Walk over the Western Wave
Swiftly Walk over the Western Wave, 1940
$81,900
Nov 2024
Christie's
A l’exactitude
A l’exactitude, 1959
€60,480 ($67k USD)
Nov 2024
Sotheby's
Personnage (Femme assise)
Personnage (Femme assise), 1939
$1,851,792
Oct 2024

Upcoming Auctions 1

Mainichi Auctions
Untitled
Untitled, 1970
Estimate on request
Jun 27, 2026

For Sale 50

Post Modern Vandal · Artsper
Larmes de Verre
Larmes de Verre
$2,484
Print
Glenda Cinquegrana Art Consulting · Artsy
Invasion de l'espace
Invasion de l'espace, 1974
€2,300
Lithograph on paper
Professional art gallery · Artsper
Maschere - Lithograph on paper
Maschere - Lithograph on paper
$1,020
Print
The Millen House · Artsy
Le cadeau
Le cadeau, 1921
€1,450
Iron and brass nails
Gallery Art · Artsper
La Dame de Trefle (Queen of Clubs), Hand Signed Etching and Pochoir, Framed
La Dame de Trefle (Queen of Clubs), Hand Signed Etching and Pochoir, Framed
$2,250
Print
Professional art gallery · Artsper
Tre figure - Color lithograph on paper
Tre figure - Color lithograph on paper
$2,760
Print
Galerie Hus · Artsper
Untitled - 3
Untitled - 3
$1,800
Print
Loeve&Co · Artsy
Cadeau
Cadeau, 1921
€1,500
Acrylic on cast iron and copper
TGP Auction · Artsper
Transfiguration d'un cactus
Transfiguration d'un cactus
$3,360
Print
Wallector Srl · Artsper
Les Anatomes, Plate F
Les Anatomes, Plate F
$1,440
Print
TGP Auction · Artsper
Transfiguration d'un cactus
Transfiguration d'un cactus
$3,360
Print
SitterArt · Artsper
Bonjour Max Ernst - unique proof
Bonjour Max Ernst - unique proof
$3,480
Print
Galerie Hus · Artsper
Untitled - 1
Untitled - 1
$1,080
Print
Wallector Srl · Artsper
Portrait of Francis Picabia
Portrait of Francis Picabia
$38,399
Photography
Wallector Srl · Artsper
Decanter
Decanter
$10,200
Print
Gutan Fine Art · 1stDibs
Man Ray (1890–1976) - Aquatint and soft ground on paper - 1970
Man Ray (1890–1976) - Aquatint and soft ground on paper - 1970
$3,569
Gutan Fine Art · 1stDibs
Man Ray (1890–1976) - Tre figure - Color lithograph on paper - 1968
Man Ray (1890–1976) - Tre figure - Color lithograph on paper - 1968
$3,331
Artfever Gallery · 1stDibs
Imagination Subversion - Original handsigned lithograph
Imagination Subversion - Original handsigned lithograph
$1,425
Artfever Gallery · 1stDibs
Surrealist Figure, Dorothée, 1969 - Original Handsigned Etching
Surrealist Figure, Dorothée, 1969 - Original Handsigned Etching
$1,188
Wallector · 1stDibs
Les Anatomes, Plate F - Etching by Man Ray - 1970
Les Anatomes, Plate F - Etching by Man Ray - 1970
$1,425
Wallector · 1stDibs
Invasion de l'Espace - Lithograph by Man Ray - 1975
Invasion de l'Espace - Lithograph by Man Ray - 1975
$713
Artfever Gallery · 1stDibs
Surrealist Flowers, Hélène, 1969 - Original Handsigned Etching
Surrealist Flowers, Hélène, 1969 - Original Handsigned Etching
$1,188
Artfever Gallery · 1stDibs
Friendship, Eve, 1969 - Original Handsigned Etching, Numbered /50
Friendship, Eve, 1969 - Original Handsigned Etching, Numbered /50
$1,188
Artfever Gallery · 1stDibs
Dream Flowers, Irène, 1969 - Original Handsigned Etching
Dream Flowers, Irène, 1969 - Original Handsigned Etching
$1,188
URDE Fine Art Auction, Inc · 1stDibs
MAN RAY (1890-1976), ABSTRACT RAYOGRAPHY, 1927 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
MAN RAY (1890-1976), ABSTRACT RAYOGRAPHY, 1927 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
$1,500
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Market5,404 auction results

trending_upPhotographs Range
$44 – $12M
444 of 519 photographs lots with prices
calculatePhotographs Average
$89.7K
Object-type specific
show_chartPhotographs Median
$8.3K
444 priced photographs lots
calendar_todayLast Photographs Sale
May 2026 · $247
Latest tracked sale in this object type
categoryMarket by Object Type
Photographs: $8.3K medianWorks on paper: $22.0K medianPaintings: $66.5K medianSculpture/objects: $15.6K medianEditioned prints: $1.5K medianUnclassified lots: $24.0K medianBooks/portfolios: $4.8K medianPosters/ephemera: $20.1K median
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Biennial Selections1

documenta — Kassel
2012 · documenta (13) · curated by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
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Publications23

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Monograph 3

Man Ray (Photofile)
Thames & Hudson · 2006
Man Ray, 1890-1976 Author
Abrams · 2004
Man Ray
Thames & Hudson · 1975

Exhibition Catalog 14

Surrealistische Meisterwerke der / Chefs-d'œuvre surréalistes de la Collection Hersaint
Hatje Cantz · 2025
Bifo - Franco Berardi: transversal (dOCUMENTA (13): 100 Notes - 100 Thoughts # 094)
Hatje Cantz · 2023
Man Ray. Author
Skira · 2020
For Your Eyes Only: Eine Privatsammlung zwischen Manierismus und Surrealismus
Hatje Cantz · 2014
Man Ray. Human Equations: A Journey from Mathematics to Shakespeare
Hatje Cantz · 2014
Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev: Über die Zerstörung von Kunst - Oder Konflikt und Kunst, oder Trauma und die Kunst des Heilens
Hatje Cantz · 2012
Conmigo, yo mismo, yo: Retratos fotográficos de Picasso
Hatje Cantz · 2011
Ichundichundich: Picasso im Fotoporträt
Hatje Cantz · 2011
MeMyselfAndI: Photo Portraits of Picasso
Hatje Cantz · 2011
Surreale Dinge: Skulpturen und Objekte von Dalí bis Man Ray
Hatje Cantz · 2011
Surreal Objects: Three-Dimensional Works from Dalí to Man Ray
Hatje Cantz · 2011
FotoSkulptur: Die Fotografie der Skulptur 1839 bis heute
Hatje Cantz · 2010
Das Auge und der Apparat: Die Fotosammlung der Albertina
Hatje Cantz · 2003
Man Ray's Man Rays Author
Aperture · 1995

Survey 6

Butterfly: Exploring the World of Lepidoptera
Phaidon Press · 2024
Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscape
Thames & Hudson · 2024
Artists in Love
Rizzoli · 2016
Dada: Art and Anti-Art
Thames & Hudson · 2016
Abstrakte Fotografie
Hatje Cantz · 2000
The American Art Book
Phaidon Press
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Current Exhibitions1

#1,593 Gió Marconi

Man Ray: M for Dictionary

Man Ray

via Tadino 20

Apr 10, 2026 — Jul 9, 2026

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Kimbell Art Museum

Photography’s First Century: Masterworks from the Bibliothèque nationale de France

Henri Le Secq, Gustave le Gray, Félix Tournachon (Nadar), Édouard Baldus, Louis-Émile Durandelle, Eugène Atget, Sonia Delaunay, André Kertesz, Rogi André, Man Ray

3333 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA

Oct 4, 2026 — Jan 17, 2027

October 4, 2026 – January 17, 2027

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Recent News20

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John Claridge obituary
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A recently discovered painting by surrealist artist Leonora Carrington, titled *Villa Pilar* (1940), will be publicly displayed for the first time thi…
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts gifted collection of nearly 2,000 photographs
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Past Exhibitions17

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#2,606 ATLAS Gallery

Legacy of Light: 200 Years of Photography

Paul Strand, Irving Penn, Man Ray, Ansel Adams, Robert Frank, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bill Brandt, Elliott Erwitt, Mario Giacomelli, Dorothea Lange, Daido Moriyama, Steve Schapiro, Harry Benson, Margaret Bourke-White, Patrick Demarchelier, William Klein, Saul Leiter, Marc Riboud, W. Eugene Smith, Yamamoto Masao, Alexander Rodchenko, Andreas Feininger, Franco Fontana, Horst P. Horst, Tina Modotti, Jeanloup Sieff, Willy Ronis, Steve McCurry, Barry Lategan, Eve Arnold, Thomas Hoepker, Joe Rosenthal, John Dominis, David Bailey, Herbert George Ponting, Leni Riefenstahl, Alberto Korda, Lewis Morley, Rudolf Koppitz, Jürgen Schadeberg, Terence Donovan, Iain Macmillan, Cornell Capa, George Hoyningen-Huene, Harold Edgerton

49 Dorset St, London W1U 7NF, United Kingdom

Mar 27, 2026 — May 30, 2026

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Cloisters Museum and Gardens

Man Ray: When Objects Dream

Man Ray

99 Margaret Corbin Dr, New York, NY 10040, USA

Sep 14, 2025 — Dec 13, 2025

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#3,834 Tommaso Calabro

Man Ray

Man Ray

Campo San Polo 2177

Mar 21, 2025 — May 16, 2025

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#2,282 Les Douches La Galerie

Revolving Doors Sept tapisseries de Man Ray

Man Ray

54 Rue Chapon, 75003 Paris, France

Sep 12, 2024 — Nov 10, 2024

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#246 Bruce Silverstein Gallery

Le Baiser de Man Ray

Man Ray

529 W 20th St 4th Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Apr 26, 2024 — Jun 29, 2024

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#83 Luxembourg + Co.

Man Ray: Other Objects

Man Ray

64 E 77th Street

Sep 6, 2023 — Dec 2, 2023

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#542 Di Donna Galleries

Man Ray's Paris Portraits 1921 - 1939

Man Ray

744 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10065

Apr 26, 2023 — Jun 30, 2023

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#5,635 Cahiers d'Art

Man Ray

Man Ray

15 rue du Dragon

Apr 12, 2022 — May 28, 2022

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#542 Di Donna Galleries

Enigma & Desire: Man Ray Paintings

Man Ray

744 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10065

Oct 25, 2019 — Dec 13, 2019

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#126 Edwynn Houk Gallery

Man Ray: Paris

Man Ray

693 5th Ave 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022, United States

May 6, 2010 — Jun 26, 2010

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#2,973 Atlantean Art Gallery

A Practical Dreamer: The Photographs of Man Ray

Man Ray

317 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M5T 1G4, Canada

Jul 13, 2000 — Oct 8, 2000

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#365 Galerie 1900-2000

Man Ray. Peintures et dessins provenant de l’Atelier

Man Ray

8 Rue Bonaparte, 75006 Paris, France

Sep 20, 1988 — Oct 18, 1988

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#365 Galerie 1900-2000

Man Ray, 40 rayographies

Man Ray

8 Rue Bonaparte, 75006 Paris, France

Feb 25, 1972 — Mar 25, 1972

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Beyeler Foundation

The Key to Dreams

Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, René Magritte, Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Man Ray, Dorothea Tanning

Baselstrasse 101, 4125 Riehen, Switzerland

May 4, 2025

Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, René Magritte, Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Man Ray, Dorothea Tanning — 16.2 – 4.5.2025

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Heide Museum of Modern Art

Man Ray and Max Dupain

Man Ray, Max Dupain

7 Templestowe Rd, Bulleen VIC 3105, Australia

Jan 1, 2025

Man Ray, Max Dupain — 6 August – 9 November 2025

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ModeMuseum Antwerpen

Man Ray en mode

Man Ray

Nationalestraat 28, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium

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ModeMuseum Antwerpen

Man Ray and Fashion

Man Ray

Nationalestraat 28, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium

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Art Fair Appearances23

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Frieze New York — New York
2025
Paris Photo — Paris
2025
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2025
The Armory Show — New York
2025
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2024
Paris Photo — Paris
2024
The Armory Show — New York
2024
Art Basel — Basel
2023
Paris Photo — Paris
2023
Photo London — London
2023
The Armory Show — New York
2023
TEFAF New York — New York
2022
The Armory Show — New York
2022
Art Basel — Basel
2021
Paris Photo — Paris
2021
Photo London — London
2021
The Armory Show — New York
2021
Paris Photo — Paris
2019
artgenève — Geneva
2017
ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2016
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2016
Paris Photo — Paris
2016
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2014
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Recent Activity20

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Man Ray en mode
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Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art
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Man Ray and Fashion
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Man Ray and Max Dupain
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The Key to Dreams
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Photography’s First Century: Masterworks from the Bibliothèque nationale de France
Oct 4, 2026
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May 27, 2026
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Lee Miller au musée d’Art moderne de Paris : une photographe entre guerre, beauté et chaos
May 26, 2026
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Five Whirlwind Days in Venice, at (and Beyond) the Biennale
May 24, 2026
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Photographer Walter Pfeiffer: ‘Everyone else my age is already in an asylum’
May 22, 2026
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Marcel Duchamp and the MoMA Exhibition That Didn’t Ask Questions
May 22, 2026
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Announces a Major Gift of Nearly 2000 Photographs
May 20, 2026
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A Major Exhibition on Elsa Schiaparelli opens at the V&A
May 20, 2026
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At the Galleries for May 21, 2026
May 19, 2026
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