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This offset lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Man Ray” at the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil with Roman numerals from the edition of 25, at the lower left margin.
The work is inscribed ‘H.C’ (Hors Commerce) next to the numerals, this is one of 25 [out of trade] impressions aside from the standard edition of 150.
It was printed by Pierre Chavre, Venice and published by Edition Kung, Tokyo in 1969.
The paper bears the BFK Rives watermark in the lower left corner.

Literature: Luciano A. (1973). Man Ray: Opera Grafica. Poligrafico Roggero & Tortia, Beinasco.
Reference: Anselmino 84

Condition: Good condition. Toning at the extreme sheet edges. Two very minor nicks to the upper and lower sheet edges. A pale moisture stain in the lower left corner.

Man Ray

One of the great visual artists, Man Ray was born Emmanuel Radnitzky and came from South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ray was interested in art from a young age and regularly visited art museums to study the old masters. Initially he worked in advertising as a commercial artist and a technical illustrator, to pay his way while he worked towards his goal of becoming a painter. He studied at the Ferrer School of Art. He worked in a range of media, including photography and sculpture, and drew inspiration from a range of different influences, such as Cubism and the flat forms and vivid colours of the Dada and Surrealist movements.