Man Ray
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
Few artists have shattered the boundaries between photography, painting, and avant-garde experimentation as audaciously as Man Ray — and this comprehensive monograph stands as a definitive tribute to his singular genius. Born Emmanuel Radnitzky in Philadelphia in 1890, Man Ray became one of the towering figures of both the Dada and Surrealist movements, immortalising his era through groundbreaking works such as the Rayograph and iconic portraits of Paris's most celebrated intellectuals, artists, and muses. Published by the prestigious Ediciones Polígrafa, this volume presents a richly curated selection of his most celebrated photographs, objects, and paintings, chronicling a career that permanently altered the course of modern art. Man Ray's work argues — with every shadowed nude, every dreamlike assemblage — that art must provoke, disorient, and seduce in equal measure. His mastery of light and form, combined with an irreverent wit, made him the supreme visual poet of the twentieth-century avant-garde. Whether you are a seasoned collector or a newcomer to Surrealism, this volume will leave you questioning where reality ends and imagination begins.
Author: Man Ray
Format: Hardback
Genre: Photography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
Few artists have shattered the boundaries between photography, painting, and avant-garde experimentation as audaciously as Man Ray — and this comprehensive monograph stands as a definitive tribute to his singular genius. Born Emmanuel Radnitzky in Philadelphia in 1890, Man Ray became one of the towering figures of both the Dada and Surrealist movements, immortalising his era through groundbreaking works such as the Rayograph and iconic portraits of Paris's most celebrated intellectuals, artists, and muses. Published by the prestigious Ediciones Polígrafa, this volume presents a richly curated selection of his most celebrated photographs, objects, and paintings, chronicling a career that permanently altered the course of modern art. Man Ray's work argues — with every shadowed nude, every dreamlike assemblage — that art must provoke, disorient, and seduce in equal measure. His mastery of light and form, combined with an irreverent wit, made him the supreme visual poet of the twentieth-century avant-garde. Whether you are a seasoned collector or a newcomer to Surrealism, this volume will leave you questioning where reality ends and imagination begins.