Drawing, photography and Surrealist invention
Man Ray moved freely between photography, painting, objects and drawing. His experiments with light and unexpected combinations made familiar things seem strange, while his portraits connected him with the writers and artists of the Paris avant-garde.
In Les Mains libres, that inventive spirit takes the form of drawings accompanied by Paul Éluard’s poems. The book invites a conversation between image and language: a figure, a landscape or an everyday object can become an improbable encounter.
Works at Breething Books
- 1937. Man Ray. Paul Eluard. Les Mains Libres
- Variations sur l’imaginaire (1972) — hors-commerce copy 0
Variations sur l’imaginaire brings together twenty color lithographs by multiple artists, including Man Ray, Leonor Fini, André Masson and Enrico Baj. This copy, numbered 0, retains the Jacques Ebrard binding and matching box recorded by Swann. It is offered intact, with the Man Ray lithograph shown as the main listing image. Inquire for price and a current condition report.
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Books, portfolios and editions
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Further reading
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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