99 - MAN RAY (Philadelphia, USA, 1890 - Paris, 1976).

MAN RAY (Philadelphia, USA, 1890 - Paris, 1976). "Paul Éluard," 1930. Photograph. Stamped on the reverse. Original print by Pierre Gassmann. Measurements: 30,5 x 24 cm (photograph); 42,5 x 33,5 cm (passpartout). Visionary artist, master of experimental photography, painter, filmmaker, poet, essayist, philosopher, and a leader of American modernism, recognized for representing the vibrant French cultural scene from his unique point of view. Man Ray began training in drawing with Robert Henri at the Ferrer Center, while at the same time attending Alfred Stieglitz's gallery 291. Influenced by Stieglitz's photographs, his works embraced unusual subject matter in an unabashed manner. His skills in art led him to experiment in the field of fine art, working in a cubist style, which evolved into an abstract tendency. Ray also experimented with various techniques in the process of execution and photographic development, such as the so-called Sabatier effect, or solarization, providing a silvery and ghostly effect to the image, as well as rayograms. Man Ray exhibited his art in galleries in New York, London, Paris, among other cities. His innovative works can be found in museums around the world, as well as in private collections, and he is remembered for his artistic ingenuity and originality.