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Man Ray — Lee Miller, Paris
Man Ray

Lee Miller, Paris

A striking gelatin silver print by the surrealist master Man Ray, this intimate portrait captures Lee Miller — his muse, collaborator, and lover — with a cool, luminous elegance. The photograph reflects the deeply personal yet artistically charged relationship between the two, blurring the boundaries between subject and creator. Man Ray's masterful use of light and shadow lends the image a dreamlike, timeless quality that is characteristic of his surrealist vision.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.

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A Constant Pursuit: Photographs from the Collection of Ed Cohen & Victoria Shaw

October 4, 2018

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Man Ray, Lee Miller, Paris

A striking gelatin silver print by the surrealist master Man Ray, this intimate portrait captures Lee Miller — his muse, collaborator, and lover — with a cool, luminous elegance. The photograph reflects the deeply personal yet artistically charged relationship between the two, blurring the boundaries between subject and creator. Man Ray's masterful use of light and shadow lends the image a dreamlike, timeless quality that is characteristic of his surrealist vision.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Photography, 20th Century, Male Artist, Avant-Garde, Female Subject, Gelatin Silver Print, American Artist, Intimate Mood, Portrait, Modernist Master, Black and White

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