Man Ray. MAN RAY (1890-1976) - photo 1

MAN RAY (1890-1976)

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02.03.2021 14:00UTC +02:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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ID 492675
Lot 53 | MAN RAY (1890-1976)
MAN RAY (1890-1976)
Manuscrit autographe, sans lieu ni date [1943?].

10 pp. sur autant de feuillets de papier pelure de format in-8 (212 x 135 mm), à l’encre noire avec une correction à l’encre bleue. Indication « to type » au crayon sur le premier feuillet. Quelques taches et pliures.

La version définitive de ce texte, qui présente quelques différences avec ce manuscrit de travail, a été notamment publiée par Jennifer Mundy dans son édition des Writings on Art de Man Ray (n°88, pp. 203-204). Elle y émet l’hypothèse selon laquelle ces textes étaient destinés à un livre de photos, où chaque passage aurait été associé à un cliché. Le premier paragraphe pourrait ainsi évoquer Larmes, une de ses photographies les plus célèbres : « This is the eye to see with, that can shed a tear, or preen its lashes with optimistic make-up. It is the eye that reflects as well as absorbs…”
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