[Aloe], circa 1930
Original gelatin-silver print 22.9 x 17.2 cm
[Aloe], circa 1930
Original gelatin-silver print 9.02 x 6.78 inch.
Note:
This photograph was used by Man Ray in a small booklet entitled 1931, Exposition coloniale internationale, reportage par Man Ray. Juxtaposed with a photograph from the Corrida series (lot n°126) and a pornographic image, it takes on an unsuspected erotic and sadistic dimension when isolated.
This photograph was used by Man Ray in a small booklet entitled 1931, Exposition Coloniale Internationale, a feature by Man Ray. Juxtaposed with a photograph from the Corrida series (lot n°126) and a pornographic image, it takes on an unsuspected erotic and sadistic dimension when isolated.
Provenance:
Collection Edmonde et Lucien Treillard, Paris
Bibliography:
J.-H. Martin, Man Ray photographe, Paris, Philippe Sers, 1981, p.194
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