MAN RAY (1890–1976), Mrs. Radnitzsky, Man Ray's mother, 1945

MAN RAY (1890–1976)
Mrs. Radnitzsky, Man Ray's mother, 1945
gelatin silver print
signed and dated in pencil (mount, recto); credited, titled and dated '1945 ?' in an unknown hand in pencil (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 5⁷⁄₈ x 4¹⁄₄ in. (14.9 x 10.7 cm.)
mount: 12¹⁄₄ x 9⁷⁄₈ in. (31.1 x 25 cm.)

Man Ray: Paintings Objects, Photographs, Property from the Estate of Juliet Man Ray, the Man Ray Trust and the Family of Juliet Man Ray, Sotheby's, London, March 23, 1995, lot 574;
acquired from the above by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

This intimate portrait of Man Ray's mother was made while the artist was visiting New York for his exhibition at Julien Levy Gallery, sometime during spring, 1945. This portrait is believed to be the final image Man Ray created of his mother who passed shortly thereafter.