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A Night at Saint Jean - Man Ray
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This abstract oil painting by Man Ray depicts a diagrammatic figure against a stark background, divided into sections filled with meandering lines. The work evokes a sense of alienation and fragmented identity, characteristic of Surrealism.
Man Ray, born Emmanuel Radnitzky in Philadelphia, was a central figure in both the Dada and Surrealist movements. He worked in a variety of media, including painting, photography, and film. His experimental approach and rejection of traditional artistic conventions made him a significant influence on 20th-century art. He spent much of his career in Paris. 'A Night at Saint Jean' presents a simplified, almost diagrammatic figure set against a stark background. The figure, rendered in outline, is divided into sections, each filled with differently coloured, meandering lines. The upper torso features red lines, the midsection brown, and the legs green. This internal mapping contrasts with the external form, which is rigidly geometric. The background consists of a dark sky above a grey, horizontally striated area, perhaps representing water or land. A dark triangular shape rises from the bottom centre, framing the figure and leading the eye upward. The overall effect is unsettling, evoking a sense of alienation and the fragmented nature of identity.
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A Night at Saint Jean - Man Ray
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From $29.00 USD
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From $29.00 USD
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Fine Art Poster / A4 (21x29.7 cm) / -
Artist Biography
Man Ray
Man Ray was born Emmanuel Radnitzky in Philadelphia and changed his name because it sounded better. The name change set the tone. He spent his career crossing boundaries: between painting and photography, between Dada and Surrealism, between Paris and New York, between art and fashion.
He moved to Paris in 1921 and stayed for twenty years. He arrived knowing Marcel Duchamp, who had been his closest collaborator in New York. The two of them shared an instinct for provocation. Man Ray's contribution to Dada was the 'rayograph', made by placing objects directly on photographic paper and exposing them to light. No camera, no lens. The results look like X-rays of the unconscious: keys, springs, hands, fabrics, rendered as white silhouettes on black.
He became the portrait photographer of the Parisian avant-garde. Picasso, Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Jean Cocteau, the Surrealists. The portraits are sharp, well-lit, and respectful, which is not what you would expect from a Dadaist. He also worked in fashion photography for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, which paid the bills and gave him access to models and studios.
The most famous image is Le Violon d'Ingres (1924): a photograph of Kiki de Montparnasse's back with f-holes painted on it, turning a woman into a cello. It is witty, elegant, and uncomfortable in exactly the way Surrealism intended. He claimed to value his paintings more than his photographs. The world disagreed, and he never entirely forgave it.
He returned to Paris after the war and stayed until his death in 1976, at eighty-six.
He moved to Paris in 1921 and stayed for twenty years. He arrived knowing Marcel Duchamp, who had been his closest collaborator in New York. The two of them shared an instinct for provocation. Man Ray's contribution to Dada was the 'rayograph', made by placing objects directly on photographic paper and exposing them to light. No camera, no lens. The results look like X-rays of the unconscious: keys, springs, hands, fabrics, rendered as white silhouettes on black.
He became the portrait photographer of the Parisian avant-garde. Picasso, Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Jean Cocteau, the Surrealists. The portraits are sharp, well-lit, and respectful, which is not what you would expect from a Dadaist. He also worked in fashion photography for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, which paid the bills and gave him access to models and studios.
The most famous image is Le Violon d'Ingres (1924): a photograph of Kiki de Montparnasse's back with f-holes painted on it, turning a woman into a cello. It is witty, elegant, and uncomfortable in exactly the way Surrealism intended. He claimed to value his paintings more than his photographs. The world disagreed, and he never entirely forgave it.
He returned to Paris after the war and stayed until his death in 1976, at eighty-six.
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Museum-grade giclée on FSC-certified archival matte paper, with framed and canvas options.
- Paper sizes: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 and B2 (50×70 cm)
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Artist Biography
Man Ray
Man Ray was born Emmanuel Radnitzky in Philadelphia and changed his name because it sounded better. The name change set the tone. He spent his career crossing boundaries: between painting and photography, between Dada and Surrealism, between Paris and New York, between art and fashion.
He moved to Paris in 1921 and stayed for twenty years. He arrived knowing Marcel Duchamp, who had been his closest collaborator in New York. The two of them shared an instinct for provocation. Man Ray's contribution to Dada was the 'rayograph', made by placing objects directly on photographic paper and exposing them to light. No camera, no lens. The results look like X-rays of the unconscious: keys, springs, hands, fabrics, rendered as white silhouettes on black.
He became the portrait photographer of the Parisian avant-garde. Picasso, Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Jean Cocteau, the Surrealists. The portraits are sharp, well-lit, and respectful, which is not what you would expect from a Dadaist. He also worked in fashion photography for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, which paid the bills and gave him access to models and studios.
The most famous image is Le Violon d'Ingres (1924): a photograph of Kiki de Montparnasse's back with f-holes painted on it, turning a woman into a cello. It is witty, elegant, and uncomfortable in exactly the way Surrealism intended. He claimed to value his paintings more than his photographs. The world disagreed, and he never entirely forgave it.
He returned to Paris after the war and stayed until his death in 1976, at eighty-six.
He moved to Paris in 1921 and stayed for twenty years. He arrived knowing Marcel Duchamp, who had been his closest collaborator in New York. The two of them shared an instinct for provocation. Man Ray's contribution to Dada was the 'rayograph', made by placing objects directly on photographic paper and exposing them to light. No camera, no lens. The results look like X-rays of the unconscious: keys, springs, hands, fabrics, rendered as white silhouettes on black.
He became the portrait photographer of the Parisian avant-garde. Picasso, Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Jean Cocteau, the Surrealists. The portraits are sharp, well-lit, and respectful, which is not what you would expect from a Dadaist. He also worked in fashion photography for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, which paid the bills and gave him access to models and studios.
The most famous image is Le Violon d'Ingres (1924): a photograph of Kiki de Montparnasse's back with f-holes painted on it, turning a woman into a cello. It is witty, elegant, and uncomfortable in exactly the way Surrealism intended. He claimed to value his paintings more than his photographs. The world disagreed, and he never entirely forgave it.
He returned to Paris after the war and stayed until his death in 1976, at eighty-six.
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