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Man Ray

Man Ray

American-French, 1890–1976

WA-00002141

Philadelphia, United States

PhotographySurrealismDadaismCubism

Representation

None documented

80

Institutional Exhibitions

39

Works in Collection

48

Assets Indexed

14

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

100%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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New Humans: Memories of the Future

New Museum

2026

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Master Prints from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989

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Picturing "Greatness"

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988

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Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840�1985

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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From the Gilman Collection: Photographs Preserved in Ink

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984–1985

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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The Modern Drawing: 100 Works on Paper from The Museum of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983–1984

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Masterpieces from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1982–1983

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A Century of Modern Drawing, 1881�1981

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1982

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Still Life

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981–1982

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Recent Acquisitions: Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981

Field Verification (8 fields)

7 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
DeceasedWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
Death yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
LocationArtsy + Wikidata· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy + Unknown· 85%✓
Moma Constituent IdManual Rehabilitation 2026-05-06· 95%✓
WebsiteWikidata· 92%✓
BiographyGallery Generic + Unknown· 72%

Source Registry (9)

Kasminhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/man-ray
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Marian-Goodmanhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/man-ray
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Perrotinhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/man-ray
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
White-Cubehttps://www.artsy.net/artist/man-ray
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/man-ray
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/man-ray
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Manual Rehabilitationhttps://www.moma.org/artists/3716
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred95%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/man-ray
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Wikidata Patch
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

No biography available for Man Ray yet.

Graph relationships

Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement

Surrealism

Medium

Photography

Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Tate New Museum Whitney Museum of American Art Rijksmuseum

Canonical record

Artworks (39)

Untitled II

1969 · Lithograph and screenprint on paper

image: 581 x 445 mm

Untitled I

1969 · Lithograph and screenprint on paper

image: 581 x 445 mm

Untitled III

1969 · Lithograph and screenprint on paper

image: 581 x 445 mm

Shakespearean Equation: Hamlet

1949 · oil on canvas

Framed: 55.9 x 66 x 3.9 cm (22 x 26 x 1 9/16 in.); Unframed: 40.5 x 51 cm (15 15/16 x 20 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1942 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 11 13/16 × 9 5/16 in. (30 × 23.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pisces

1938 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 600 x 730 mm frame: 775 x 905 x 110 mm

Bubble Emerging from Clay Pipe and Frosted Leaf

1937 · gelatin silver print, photogram

Image: 40 x 29.7 cm (15 3/4 x 11 11/16 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 45.7 cm (22 x 18 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1935 · gelatin silver print

Image: 23.1 x 17.6 cm (9 1/8 x 6 15/16 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

[Variant of Augustabernard's New Line]

1934 · Gelatin silver print

11 3/4 × 8 11/16 in. (29.8 × 22.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Lovers

1933 · Lead and rope

object: 50 x 705 x 380 mm

1933 · gelatin silver print, solarized

Image: 28.3 x 21.5 cm (11 1/8 x 8 7/16 in.); Paper: 28.3 x 21.5 cm (11 1/8 x 8 7/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Électricité

1931 · photoaquatint

width: 205 cm, width: 276 cm, height: 260 cm, height: 375 cm

1931 · Photogravure

Image: 10 1/4 × 8 1/16 in. (26 × 20.5 cm) Mount: 14 3/4 × 10 13/16 in. (37.5 × 27.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

30 Rockefeller Plaza (RCA Building)

1930 · Gelatin silver print

13.6 x 8.9 cm (5 3/6 x 3 1/2 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1930 · gelatin silver print

Image: 8.8 x 6.2 cm (3 7/16 x 2 7/16 in.); Paper: 9 x 6.2 cm (3 9/16 x 2 7/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Ce qui manque à nous tous

Ce qui manque à nous tous

1927 · Clay, glass and wire

Object: 120 x 196 x 80 mm

Emak Bakia

1926 · Wood and horse hair on wooden base

object: 510 x 197 x 260 mm, 1.4 kg

1926 · Stencil

Sheet: 22 × 14 3/4 in. (55.9 × 37.5 cm) Image: 16 × 10 1/2 in. (40.6 × 26.7 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

1926 · Screenprint

Sheet: 22 × 15 1/16 in. (55.9 × 38.3 cm) Image: 18 1/4 × 12 in. (46.4 × 30.5 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

1926 · Stencil

Sheet: 22 × 15 in. (55.9 × 38.1 cm) Image: 19 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (49.5 × 31.8 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

1926 · Stencil

Sheet: 22 × 14 7/8 in. (55.9 × 37.8 cm) Image: 13 × 9 in. (33 × 22.9 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

1926 · Stencil

Sheet: 22 × 14 7/8 in. (55.9 × 37.8 cm) Image: 14 1/8 × 8 1/8 in. (35.9 × 20.6 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

1926 · Stencil

Sheet: 22 × 15 1/16 in. (55.9 × 38.3 cm) Image: 17 1/2 × 5 in. (44.5 × 12.7 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

1926 · Stencil

Sheet: 22 1/16 × 15 1/16 in. (56 × 38.3 cm) Image: 19 3/4 × 10 in. (50.2 × 25.4 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

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Artwork sources (5)

39 published of 39 catalogued · 13 with image

Whitney
12 published
Tate
12 published12 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published
The Met
7 published
Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Yves Tanguy
1935 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Untitled III
1969 · Tate · 1 prov
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Indestructible Object
1923 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Ce qui manque à nous tous
1927 · Tate · 1 prov
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New York
1920 · Tate · 1 prov
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Gertrude Stein
1920 · Tate · 1 prov
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Pisces
1938 · Tate · 1 prov
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Untitled (Rayograph)
1926 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Lee Miller
1930 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Untitled II
1969 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Relationships

89

Peers & Context71

Salvador Dalíco-exhibited Alison Knowlesco-exhibited Jordan Wolfsonco-exhibited Varvara Stepanovaco-exhibited André Bretonco-exhibitedHeinrich Hoerleco-exhibited

Movements5

Surrealism Dadaism Cubism Expressionism Abstract Art

Collections13

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Tate New Museum Whitney Museum of American Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

Gallery

Gagosian

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Tate

In collection

New Museum

In collection

Whitney Museum of American Art

In collection

Rijksmuseum

In collection

New Museum

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Heritage Auctions

Background

Education

Art Students League of New York

Visual Arts

Boys and Girls High School

Visual Arts

Boys High School

Visual Arts

Network

Related Artists

co exhibited with

co exhibited with

co exhibited with

Varvara Stepanova

co exhibited with

co exhibited with

Market

Auction History

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Artsy	Apr 2026	€800 – €1,200	Unsold
Untitled	Rago	Mar 2026	$1,200 – $1,800	Unsold
Untitled	Artsy	Feb 2026	$800 – $1,200	$400