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Man Ray — Personnage (Femme assise)
Man Ray

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

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Surrealism and its Legacy

October 18, 2024

Estimate: $1,000,000$1,500,000

Lot 5

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Man Ray, 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
Year
1939
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Surrealism, Photography, 20th Century, Contemplative Mood, Experimental modernism, Dreamlike Aesthetic, Female Figure, American Artist, Portrait, Rayograph technique

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