‘The Telephone’ by Man Ray, 1976
13 x 19.75 Inches
Rare vintage color etching with aquatint on cream, hand-pulled deckled edge fine art paper.
One of the very last pieces produced by the artist before his passing.
Limited Edition of 100 (#4/100)
Signed and numbered by the artist.




ARTIST BIO



Man Ray (1890 – 1976) was an American visual artist who spent most of his career in Paris. He was a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal. He produced major works in a variety of media but considered himself a painter above all.He was best known for his photography, and he was a renowned fashion and portrait photographer. Man Ray is also noted for his work with photograms, which he called "rayographs" in reference to himself.



On 9 November 2017, Man Ray's 'Noire et Blanche' (1926) was purchased at
Christie's Paris for $3,120,658, becoming the 14th most expensive photograph to ever sell at auction. This was a record not only for Man Ray’s work in the photographic medium but also for the sale at auction of any vintage photograph.



Only two other works by Man Ray in any medium have commanded more at auction than the price captured by the 2017 sale of 'Noire et Blanche'; His 1916 canvas 'Promenade' sold for $5,877,000 at the
Sotheby’s New York Impressionist and Modern Art Sale in 2013. And on 13 November 2017, his assemblage titled 'Catherine Barometer' (1920), sold for $3,252,500 at
Christie's in New York.



In March 2013, Man Ray's photograph 'Noire et Blanche' was featured in the US Postal Service's "Modern Art in America" series of stamps.

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19.75 x 13 in