Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky) - The Kiss, 1930

Man Ray, The Kiss (Le Baiser), 1930.

An iconic work by Man Ray, one of the great visionaries of 20th-century art. Photographer, filmmaker, painter, and a key figure in both the Dada and Surrealist movements, Man Ray transformed the way we understand images, blending art and photography into a unique visual language.

'Copyright 2001 Man Ray Trust, Paris / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn' on the bottom back. Total dimensions: 36,5 x 28,2 cm on semi-gloss paper. Fine condition. Printed Lated, 2000's.

The Kiss (Le Baiser) encapsulates the very essence of Man Ray: a photograph charged with symbolism, sensuality, and modernity, transcending documentation to become conceptual art. The close-up of the lips and the intimacy it conveys make this piece a highly desirable collectors’ item, celebrated for both its rarity and its striking aesthetic power.

Man Ray is considered one of the most influential photographers in history, standing alongside Henri Cartier-Bresson, Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Robert Capa, Elliott Erwitt, Alfred Stieglitz, Diane Arbus, Irving Penn, Robert Mapplethorpe, Richard Avedon, Cindy Sherman, Sebastião Salgado, Helmut Newton, Brassai, André Kertész, Walker Evans, Bill Brandt, Lee Miller, Nan Goldin, Annie Leibovitz, Josef Koudelka, Daido Moriyama and Hiroshi Sugimoto, among many others.