Untitled
1966
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View on museum website →Medium
lithograph on Rives BFK wove paper
Dimensions
image: 42.07 × 33.66 cm (16 9/16 × 13 1/4 in.) sheet: 65.41 × 55.88 cm (25 3/4 × 22 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1971.68.1
Art Historical Context
**Untitled (1966) by Man Ray** This striking untitled lithograph by Man Ray, created in1966, exemplifies the innovative spirit of one of the 20th century's most daring artists. Born Emmanuel Radnitzky in Philadelphia, Man Ray (1890–1976) became a pivotal figure in the Dada and Surrealist, renowned for his boundary-pushing photography, paintings, and objects that blurred the lines between reality and dream. By the late 1960s, as he approached the end of his prolific career, Man Ray continued to explore printmaking, producing works like this one on luxurious Rives BFK wove paper—a heavyweight, ...