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Self-portrait

Artist Man Ray (American, 1890 - 1976)
Date1943
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 11 7/16 × 8 1/16 inches (29.05 × 20.48 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.2896
SignedSigned on sheet verso, center, in pencil: "Man Ray".
InscribedOn sheet verso, center, in pencil: "Autoportrait, 1946 ["6" is scratched out] ...?, California".
MarkingsStamped on sheet verso, bottom, in black ink: "EPREUVE ORIGINALE / Atelier Man Ray / PARIS"; On sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "Photo appartenant a Man Ray", "20".
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DescriptionImage of a man with half a beard; the left side of his face is cleanly shaven. He's dress in a collared shirt and jacket.
Copyright© Man Ray Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY / ADAGP, Paris
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