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A giclée print on 200gsm matte fine art paper, using a twelve-colour process for accurate, fade-resistant colour. Supplied unframed, delivered flat or rolled.
As You Like It - Man Ray
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A 1948 Surrealist oil painting by Man Ray featuring a suspended, gradient-toned orb framed by a painted geometric border.
As You Like It, painted by Man Ray in 1948, occupies a distinct space within the artist's later body of work. While Man Ray is widely recognised for his contributions to photography and the Dada movement, his painting practice remained a constant pursuit throughout his career. This piece features a singular, suspended orb against a nebulous, atmospheric background. The sphere transitions from a lighter, ethereal tone at its apex to a deep, opaque darkness at its base, suggesting a celestial body or a metaphysical object detached from any specific environment. The composition is notable for its integration of a painted frame, which creates a trompe l'oeil effect. The frame itself is rendered with geometric precision, featuring alternating triangular and rectangular segments in muted ochre and brown tones. This structural element acts as a threshold, separating the viewer from the ambiguous, dreamlike interior of the canvas. By incorporating the frame into the work, Man Ray questions the boundary between the object and its presentation, a recurring theme in his conceptual approach to art. Visually, the work relies on a restrained palette and soft, blended brushwork to achieve the gradient within the sphere. The contrast between the rigid, architectural frame and the organic, floating form of the orb creates a tension typical of Surrealist inquiry. The title, a reference to Shakespeare, adds a layer of linguistic play, inviting the viewer to interpret the floating form according to their own perspective. The painting reflects the artist's move away from the aggressive disruption of his earlier Dada years toward a more contemplative, symbolic mode of expression during his time in Hollywood. It remains a study in isolation, light, and the manipulation of space.
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As You Like It - Man Ray
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From $39.00 USD
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From $39.00 USD
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Fine Art Poster / Small Square (30x30 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)
- Canvas: XS (20×30 cm) to Large (60×90 cm)
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Fine Art Framed
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The same fine art print in a solid wood frame with UV-protective acrylic glaze and rigid backing. Five frame colours. Arrives ready to hang.
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A deeper solid wood frame: 33mm deep with a 20mm face and Perspex glaze. The print sits unmounted for a clean gallery presentation. Black, white or natural.
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Stretched canvas set in a floating wood frame, our most substantial finish. Arrives ready to hang.
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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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