Artist Portraits
Man Ray, the visionary artist who revolutionized photography
Jul 11, 2023
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13 minutes read
Man Ray, visionary artist of the 20th century, marked the history of art with his innovative approach to photography and his contribution to surrealist aesthetics, pushing the limits of artistic creativity.
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Historic Man Ray Photograph Fetches Over $162,000 at Christie’s Paris Auction
Apr 12, 2024
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2 minutes read
A rare photograph by Man Ray of Kiki de Montparnasse sold for over $162,000 at a Christie’s auction in Paris, surpassing its estimated range significantly. The auction featured 200 works from art historian Marion Meyer's collection, highlighting high demand for Man Ray's diverse artistic outputs from early Dadaist pieces to later assemblages.
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A doctor tries to sell an NFT X-ray of a Bataclan survivor
Jan 25, 2022
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2 minutes read
The patient survived the November 2015 Islamic State attack on Paris' Bataclan concert hall, but she never consented to the sale of an image of her wound.
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A Man Ray work could become the most expensive photograph ever sold at auction
Feb 16, 2022
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Man Ray's Le Violon d'Ingres (1924) will be auctioned in May. Print is considered an original photographic copy, making it a rare find. Highlights from the collection will travel to London, Paris, and Hong Kong before arriving in New York.
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FBI arrests artist Christian Rosa accused of selling fakes of Raymond Pettibon
Oct 15, 2021
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4 minutes read
A Federal Indictment Christian Rosa was charged with attempting to defraud art buyers by selling four pieces allegedly created by Raymond Pettibon.