Sotheby’s just announced the sale of nearly 400 works by Dada and Surrealist icon Man Ray on November 15 in Paris. The auction will be the largest and most important sale of works by the ground-breaking artist in nearly 20 years.

The collection, property of the Man Ray Trust, includes works in all media: Photographs, Paintings, Drawings, Objects, Jewellery, Chess and Film. This will be the very last opportunity to acquire works by Man Ray coming from the studio of the artist and the artist’s estate. At the core of the sale is a group of over 250 vintage photographs ranging from portraiture and fashion photography, including solarisation and gauze effects, to Surrealist compositions and iconic Man Ray photographs such as Magnolia Flower (1926), Starfish (1928), Ostrich Egg (1944) and Mathematical Object (1934).

Shown here:

1) Man Ray Self Portrait in Campagne Première studio with reflector (Circa 1934) Photograph Silver print
Estimate: 20,000 – 30,000€

2) Man Ray Catherine Deneuve (1968) Vintage silver print
Estimate : 7,000 – 10,000€

3) Man Ray Ostrich Egg (1944) Vintage silver print
Estimate: 25,000 – 35,000€

4) Man Ray Lee Miller with sponge necklace Juan-Les-Pins (Winter 1930-1931) Vintage silver print
Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000€

SOTHEBY’S PARIS
MAN RAY COLLECTION PARIS
15 NOVEMBER 2014