About this artwork
Historian of the Dada and Surrealist movements, Georges Hugnet was also a critic, poet and artist. Working from a small bookbinding shop in Paris, Hugnet created unusual and rare book-covers for his Surrealist colleagues and his craftsmanship was admired by key figures such as Duchamp. This intense and powerful portrait was taken in 1934 and was originally made for 'L’Echiquier Surréalist' (Surrealist Chessboard), Man Ray’s montage of current members of the Surrealist group first published in 'Petite anthologie poétique du Surréalisme'.
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title:Portrait of Georges Hugnet
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date created:1934
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materials:Black and white photograph mounted on card
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measurements:22.90 x 17.70 cm (card 32.20 x 25.10 cm)
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credit line:Bequeathed by Gabrielle Keiller 1995
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accession number:GMA 4000
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Man Ray
Man Ray
Man Ray was born Emmanuel Radinski, in Philadelphia. In 1915 he met Marcel Duchamp and became involved with the New York Dada group. Man Ray moved to Paris in 1921, where he continued his dada activities and worked as part of the surrealist group. He was able to earn a living as a fashion and...