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This original lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist “MR” at the lower center part.
It is numbered in pencil from the limited edition of 99 impressions at the lower left corner.
This is one of the nine prints included in the portfolio ‘L’album des Demeures d’Hypnos’ that was published by Editions de la Différence, Paris in 1974.
The Portfolio included one work each by the following artists: Ernst, Hérold, Labarthe, Labisse, Le Yaouanc, Masson, Oppenheim, Man Ray and Tanning.

Literature: Anselmino, L. (1973) Man Ray Opera Grafica. Turin: Geneva: Luciano Anselmino
Reference: Anselmino 84.

Condition: Very good condition. Minor marks in the black area of the upper image.

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.