
Personnage (Femme assise)
1939
"Personnage (Femme assise)" is an oil painting by Man Ray that depicts a seated female figure rendered in the artist's characteristic modernist style. The work exemplifies Ray's exploration of form and abstraction, breaking down the human figure into simplified geometric shapes and planes while maintaining a sense of the subject's presence. Created during a period when Ray was actively engaged with both Surrealism and abstract approaches, the painting reflects his broader artistic investigation into how figuration and abstraction could coexist on the canvas.
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Surrealism and its Legacy
October 18, 2024
Estimate: $1,000,000 – $1,500,000
Lot 5
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