Vintage Print: VP4A4684
Man Ray
1920-34 Man Ray Vintage Photo Engraving Original Lithograph Female Nude 13x15
Print Method: Lithograph
(Multiple plates, multiple ink tones, photographic lithograph)
Color / B&W: Black & White
Print Year: 1979
Origin: USA
Orientation: Portrait
Image Height: 9.88 ins.
Image Width: 7.72 ins.
(New) Mount & Mat Board: 100% Cotton, Acid Free, Museum Grade Mount Board.
Mount Height: 15.0 ins.
Mount Width: 13.0 ins.
Standard Frame: 13 by 15
Frame Ready
The mount size for print VP4A4684 is a standard frame size 13.0 ins wide x 15.0 ins high, which allows you to save money on expensive, custom framing. Please note: this print is also fully matted, making it genuinely frame ready (Although we cannot change the size of the print, if you prefer a different size mount to fit a particular frame size, please contact us before ordering. No charge). The mount and mat are brand new.
Artist: Man Ray
BIO
Born: USA, 1890
Died: 1976
Wikipedia
" ... Man Ray displayed artistic and mechanical abilities during childhood. His education at Brooklyn's Boys' High School from 1904 to 1909 provided him with solid grounding in drafting and other basic art techniques. While he attended school, he educated himself with frequent visits to the local art museums, where he studied the works of the Old Masters. ... "
ManRay.net
" ... Initially, Ray was inspired by cubism and expressionism. But when he met Marcel Duchamp, he started to add some movement to his works. His focus then changed to Dadaism. Dadaism challenged the then perceptions of art and literature, and advocated for spontaneity. Together with Duchamp and Francis Picabia, Man Ray became the leading figure in Dada movement. ... "
Museum of Modern Art
" ... Man Ray’s experiments with photography carried him to the center of the emergent Surrealist movement in Paris. Led by André Breton, Surrealism sought to reveal the uncanny coursing beneath familiar appearances in daily life. Man Ray proved well suited to this in works like Anatomies, in which, through framing and angled light, he transformed a woman’s neck into an unfamiliar, phallic form. ... "
Tate Gallery
" ... He was best known for his pioneering photography, and was a renowned fashion and portrait photographer. He is also noted for his work with photograms, which he called "rayographs" in reference to himself. ... "
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Lithograph Process
Principle of Lithography (Wikipedia)
" ... Lithography uses simple chemical processes to create an image. For instance, the positive part of an image is a water-repelling ("hydrophobic") substance, while the negative image would be water-retaining ("hydrophilic"). Thus, when the plate is introduced to a compatible printing ink and water mixture, the ink will adhere to the positive image and the water will clean the negative image. This allows a flat print plate to be used, enabling much longer and more detailed print runs than the older physical methods of printing (e.g., intaglio printing, letterpress printing) ... "
Lithography Process (Tate)
" ... Offset lithography involves printing the image onto an intermediate surface before the final sheet. The process is ‘offset’ because the plate does not come in direct contact with the paper, which preserves the quality of the plate. With offset lithography, the image is reversed twice, and appears on the final sheet the same way round as on the stone or plate ... "
Collector Info
Authenticity
Vintage Print: VP4A4684 is a genuine, original Lithograph print. It is not a modern copy of any kind nor a digital reprint. It is an authentic vintage print made in 1979.
Rear Mounted Label
The print mount comes with a label fixed to the reverse side of the archival mount-board. The label contains the information needed to confirm the authenticity of the print.
There is a QR code on the label which you can scan to go directly to your database page without having to enter the vintage id.
The label has a tamper proof, security hologram with a Security ID. The Security ID on the hologram matches the Security ID on the label.
Certificate of Authenticity
Vintage Print: VP4A4684 comes with a signed letter certifying its authenticity.
The letter also contains a copy of the label from the back of the print mount (see above) and a matching tamper proof, security hologram with matching Security ID.
Tamper Proof Hologram
The matching, tamper proof security holograms on the letter of authenticity and the rear mounted label hold the Security ID confirming the authenticity of this collector piece.
Watermark
The VPP watermark in the Ebay Listing is not on the original print and has been added digitally to the listing photo to prevent copying.