Born Emmanuel Radnitzky, Man Ray was a famous American filmmaker, painter and photographer. His career is distinctive, above all, for the success he achieved in both the United States and Europe. First maturing at the center of American modernism in the 1910s, he made Paris his home in the 1920s and 1930s. In the 1940s, he crossed the Atlantic once again and spent periods in New York and Hollywood.
Ray’s art spanned painting, sculpture, film, prints and poetry, and in his long career, he worked in styles influenced by Cubism, Futurism, Dada and Surrealism. He also successfully navigated the worlds of commercial and fine art and came to be a sought-after fashion photographer. Ray is perhaps most remembered for his photographs of the inter-war years, in particular, the camera-less pictures he called "Rayographs," but he always regarded himself first and foremost as a painter. Although he matured as an abstract painter, Ray eventually disregarded the traditional superiority painting held over photography and happily moved between different forms. Dada and Surrealism were important in encouraging this attitude; they also persuaded him that the idea that motivates a work of art was more important than the work of art itself.
André Breton once described Ray as a pre-Surrealist, something which accurately describes his natural affinity for the style. Even before the movement had coalesced, in the mid-1920s, his work, influenced by Marcel Duchamp, had Surrealist undertones. He would continue to draw on the movement's ideas throughout his life. Ray's work has ultimately been very important in popularizing Surrealism.
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20th Century Man Ray for Gavina Pair of Table Lamps mod. La lune sous le chapeau
By Sirrah, Man Ray
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Man Ray was an American visual artist who spent most of his career in Paris. Man Ray's career is distinctive above all for the success he achieved in both the United States and Europ...
Metal
Italian Modern La Lune Sous Le Chapeau Table Lamp by Man Ray for Sirrah, 1980s
By Man Ray, Sirrah
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern grey metal and paper La Lune Sous Le Chapeau table lamp by Man Ray for Sirrah, 1980s. La Lune Sous Le Chapeau model table lamp, ...
Metal
Man Ray Rue Férou table lamp, white, black, green, blue, Paradisoterrestre
By Man Ray, Paradisoterrestre
Located in Ozzano Dell'emilia, IT
Designed in 1972 - Paradisoterrestre Edition Materials: brass-plated metal structure, cardboard canvas light diffuser Colours: diffuser in white, black, green, blue “A flash of joy and poetry. The simplest directional lampshade in history meets the objet trouvé. The perfect object was born.” In the studio located in Rue Férou...
Brass
Pair of Mid-20th Century Ceramic Table Lamps
Located in Antwerp, BE
These crème and white Hollywood regency ceramic lamps are remarkable for their beautiful shape and design whit a band of leaves encircle the cera...
Brass
Kumo Table Lamp by Kazuhide Takahama for Sirrah, 1980s
By Sirrah, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Kumo table lamp designed by Kazuhide Takahama and produced by Sirrah in 1985. The model consists of an opaline glass shade and a rare gold colored metal base. Literature: Domus...
Metal
$2,855
H 38.19 in W 9.85 in D 9.85 in
Italian Gold Plated Vintage Modernist Brass 1980s Adjustable Table Lamp by Relco
Located in Marbella, ES
Italian gold plated vintage modernist brass 1980s adjustable table lamp by Relco.
Brass
Industrial Magni-Ray Magnifying Jeweler's Table Lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Magni-ray, midcentury, industrial, magnifying, jeweler's table lamps feature cast metal bases and shades with chrome poles and stems. The lamps are height adjustable and can turn 360...
Metal, Chrome
Damo Simple Table Lamp, 'Black / White / Olive Green'
Located in Renton, WA
Damo simple table lamp not only crafts a sense of serenity, it also instills utmost vitality through its brightness, clarifying your innermost though...
Aluminum
Pair of 20th Century Murano Glass Table Lamps
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of beautiful late 20th Century Italian Murano table lamps. Mid-Century in style, in smoked glass and brass with beige lampshades.
Murano Glass
$775Sale Price|53% Off
H 18.25 in W 7.25 in D 3 in
Pierre Cardin Space Age Telescopic Table Lamp in White, Blue, Green & Black
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Amityville, NY
Rare Signed Pierre Cardin Space Age Telescopic Table Lamp in White, Blue, Green & Black. Can also be mounted on the wall as a wall lamp or sconce...
Chrome
20th Century Pair of Midcentury Desk Table Lamps
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of desk or table lamps, manufactured in lacquered metal in his base and column in chromed metal. Shades in white.patent leather, silver inside.
Iron, Steel
$856
H 16.15 in W 8.27 in D 10.24 in
Scandinavian Modern Table Lamp by Lamp Gustaf, Pine & Linen, 1980s
By Josef Frank, Markslöjd, Lamp Gustaf, Ateljé Lyktan, Svenskt Tenn
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vintage art deco style table lamp manufactured by Lamp Gustaf AB in Sweden in the 1980s. Solid circular pine wood base with black lacquered metal swan neck. Original draped flower li...
Metal
$2,850 / set
H 35 in Dm 8.63 in
Dutch Blue White Green Porcelain Table Lamps Ginger Jar Style, circa 1930s
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful pair of large, tall, Dutch porcelain table lamps with brass hardware, circa early-20th century, 1930s, Holland. Colors include Emerald green, light-green, Sapphire b...
Brass
Blue & White Table Lamps Set of 2
Located in Pomona, CA
A pair of Asian blue & white table lamps with custom made shade. Tha size of the lamp 8"W, 14"H, 6"D.
Pottery
Pair Tea Canister Table Lamps, 20th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a pair of very decorative tea canister table lamps. We believe that the chinoiserie canister bases were created in the 1980s to intentionally mimic actual earlier 20th centu...
Metal
"Incamiciato" Murano Glass Modern Mushroom Table Lamp, 1980s
By Maestri Muranesi
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Large mushroom-shaped table lamp, handcrafted by the Murano Masters, made of Murano glass "Incamiciato", white and transparent multi-layered glass.
Murano Glass
Blue Ray Wall Light
Located in Paris, FR
Table lamp or wall light ray shaped. Structure in gilded brass; real blue agate elements contained on the back of the ray.
Brass
$1,440Sale Price|40% Off
H 36 in W 23.5 in D 7 in
Post-Modern Missoni Table Lamp by Massimo Valloto, Italy, 1980s
By Missoni Home, Missoni
Located in Vienna, AT
An amazing colorful postmodern Missoni table or side lamp from the 1980s, designed by Massimo Valloto, executed by Ceramiche Viba, Bassano, Italy. This light has a conical unusual ce...
Metal, Brass
Iconic “La Lune Sous Le Chapeau” Table Lamp by Man Ray
By Man Ray
Located in Weesp, NL
Discover the Iconic “La Lune Sous Le Chapeau” Table Lamp New‑Old‑Stock, 1980s, Sirrah Italy — Designed by Man Ray Illuminate Your Space with Surrealist Elegance Step into a world...
Metal
Sold
H 24.81 in W 14.18 in D 11.82 in
Italian Modern La Lune Sous Le Chapeau Table Lamp by Man Ray for Sirrah, 1980s
By Sirrah, Man Ray
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern brass and paper La Lune Sous Le Chapeau table lamp by Man Ray for Sirrah, 1980s. La Lune Sous Le Chapeau model brass table lamp with round base and central stem with g...
Brass
20th Century Man Ray for Gavina Pair of Table Lamps mod. Rue Férou
By Gavina, Man Ray
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Man Ray was an American visual artist who spent most of his career in Paris. Man Ray's career is distinctive above all for the success he achieved in both the United States and Europ...
Metal
'Rue Férou' Table Lamp by Man Ray for Simon Gavina
By Man Ray, Simon Gavina Editions
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Rue Férou' Table Lamp by Man Ray for Simon Gavina. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1970s. A thick cardstock shade folds onto an all-brass tabl...
Brass
'La Lune Sous Le Chapeau' Table Lamps by Man Ray for Sirrah
By Man Ray, Sirrah
Located in Los Angeles, CA
La Lune Sous Le Chapeau table lamps by Man Ray for Sirrah. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1973. Minimal and elegant table lamp composed...
Metal
'La Lune Sous Le Chapeau' Table Lamps by Man Ray for Sirrah
By Sirrah, Man Ray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
La Lune Sous Le Chapeau table lamps by Man Ray for Sirrah. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1973. Minimal and elegant table lamp composed...
Metal
"La Lune Sous Le Chapeau" Table Lamps by Man Ray
By Cassina, Man Ray
Located in Dronten, NL
Elegant and rare table lamp made by Nemo Cassina. Steel frame in grey, lampshade in white composite material. Italy, 1973. Marked with label. 4 available, priced individually. ...
Composition, Steel