Man Ray

2009 · réf. 93697 — Steidl. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 370 pages; 320 drawings and photographs. Description: "ocked in enormous bank vaults and largely removed from public scrutiny for more than a decade the little known collection of the Man Ray Trust comprises more than 4000 works by Man Ray. The 320 photographs and drawings selected for this publication are among the rarest of Man Ray’s works and will be a revelation to even his most devoted admirers. At the core of Man Ray: Trees Flowers – Insects Animals is a series of landscape photographs made by Man Ray from the 1920s through the 1950s many of which bear the distinct influence of Eugène Atget. With subjects including castles and ruined buildings street scenes and the objects from which he drew inspiration for other artworks the photographs and drawings in this book represent an intermediary step in Man Ray’s creative process. The title of the series Trees Flowers – Insects Animals was discovered by the editor scrawled across the backside of a photograph and provides a key to this most unusual collection. These photographs function as a subject index to the themes and motifs that Man Ray employed in his better known works. They are on the one hand a record of his travels and observations in Europe and the United States. On the other hand they are the relic of a moment preserved by Man Ray for later use and interpretation." -- with a bonus offer--; New Edited and preface by John P. Jacob. Introduction by Merry A. Foresta.The treasure trove that is this beautiful book comes from the Man Ray Trust removed from public scrutiny for more than a decade the little known collection comprising more than 4000 works by Man Ray. . 2009. 386521696X . Steidl hardcover