MAN RAY, Emmanuel Radnitski says (American, 1890-1976)... Lot 18

MAN RAY, Emmanuel Radnitski says (American, 1890-1976) Jean-Paul Le TARARE, actor and writer, circa 1924 Sitting portrait, arms raised, in the giant shadow and portrait with the face closed eyes where its brightness seems to emerge from a dark movement. Two period gelatin-silver proofs. H. 28.2 W. 22.8 cm & H. 17.8 W. 11.9 cm. (assembly H. 21.5 W. 15.5 cm). Jean-Paul Le Tarare, born Jean-Paul Vaillant, is a French actor and writer. He appears alongside Kiki, Bronia and Tylia Perlmutter and a few other personalities from Montparnasse in the Galerie des Monstres, a 1924 film by Jaque-Catelin. The following year Kiki paints his portrait. In 1938, he published his autobiography under the title Moi, un nain. Clément Chéroux. Literature & Collection : - Man Ray, Paris-Hollywood-Paris, collective under the direction of Clément Chéroux, Centre Pompidou edition, Paris 2010. - The Centre Pompidou keeps a 9 x 6 cm gelatine-silver negative on a flexible support, in the format of 9 x 6 cm, of the same posing session, representing Le Tarare torso nu, arms raised, bent at the elbows, fists clenched. Reproduction and instructions on page 178. JOINT: set of eight period gelatine-silver prints of LA GALERIE DES MONSTRES, eight stage prints of the film made in 1924 by JAQUE- CATELAIN. Atlantida Film : Cinégraphic. Medium format: Height. 16, Width. 21 cm. and a photocopy of the film's libretto. EXPERT: Yves Di Maria, yves.dimaria@free.fr, Tel. 06 73 39 03 44.