Torso
About this artwork
In the 1920s Man Ray concentrated on photography at the expense of painting. In 1929 the 22-year-old Lee Miller turned up at his door and announced that she was his new student. Man Ray began to devote more time to painting from that moment, taking a separate painting studio where he usually worked in the mornings. He made a series of automatic paintings there, sometimes squeezing the paint directly onto specially prepared silvered panels.
Updated before 2020
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artist:
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title:Torso
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date created:1929
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materials:Oil (and gouache?) on gold coloured paper, laid on canvas
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measurements:45.90 x 38.00 cm; Framed: 62.10 x 54.50 x 12.00 cm / 11.00 kg
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object type:
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credit line:Antony Penrose
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accession number:GML 2029
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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...