Man Ray signature
American · 1890–1976
163 catalogued lots by Man Ray record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (45% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signature as written
Forms quoted in the catalogue entries (how often each appears).
- Man Ray×6
- Man Ray 52×1
- „Man Ray Paris"×1
- Man Ray 1914×1
Catalogue signature lines
Signed, titled and dated "man Ray 1943 “Silent Harp”" on the reverse
— Silent Harp, Phillips, Nov 21, 2025Signed and dated 'Man Ray 52' lower left
— Composition, Phillips, Jun 27, 2024Edition: 13/30; signed lower right: Man Ray; numbered lower left: XIII/XXX; inscribed verso: Portrait imaginaire [illeg.] de Sade
— Marquis de Sade 1970, Menzies, Aug 30, 2023Signed lower right margin, marked as artist's proof lower left margin, from the series 'La Ballade des Dames du Hors du Temps', depicting a face i
— Elizabeth, Leonard Auction, Jan 24, 2022Signed 'Man Ray' lower right and numbered '96/150' lower left of each etching and aquatint; numbered '96' on the front page of the book
— Electro-magie, Phillips, Dec 1, 2021Incised with the artist's signature and numbered 'Man Ray E.A' lower edge
— Idole du pêcheur (Fisherman's Idol), Phillips, Mar 9, 2018Inscribed '52/125' lower left; signed 'Man Ray' lower right edition 15 of 125
— Cela Vit (Portrait of Marcel Duchamp) (1971), Smith & Singer, Oct 27, 2015Inscribed 'XIII/XXX' lower left; signed 'Man Ray' lower right edition 13 of 30
— The Marquis de Sade (1970), Smith & Singer, Oct 27, 2015Inscribed '52/125' lower left; signed 'Man Ray' lower right edition 52 of 125
— Marcel Duchamp (1972), Smith & Singer, Oct 27, 2015Inscribed 'H.C.' lower left; signed 'Man Ray' lower right edition of 99, plus a Hors Commerce proof
— The Rope-Dancer Accompanies Herself with Her Shadows (1972), Smith & Singer, Oct 27, 2015Signed and dated 'Man Ray 1914' lower right
— (Wood Interior) 1914, Smith & Singer, Mar 31, 2015Incised with the signature 'Man Ray' on the base
— Emak Bakia, Phillips, Mar 7, 2026Signed, titled, and numbered on the handle, in white, "CADEAU, Man Ray, 1479/5000"
— Gift, Artmark, Feb 26, 2026Incised with the artist's signature, title and number "Man Ray LE FOU ea1" on the base stamped with the monogram GM and silver hallmarks on the underside
— Le Fou, Phillips, Dec 2, 2025Signed, numbered, and inscribed "Artcurial" in casting
— The Fool (Bishop), Abell Auction Company, Dec 2, 2025Tinte signiert: „Man Ray Paris"
— Porträt einer Frau, Grisebach, Jun 9, 2021Signiert und nummeriert auf einer der unteren Seitenflächen: Man Ray 13/1000
— Fisherman Idol, Van Ham, Dec 10, 2020Signiert am rechten Innenschenkel: Man Ray. Sowie nummeriert am linken Innenschenkel: 154/550
— Herma, Van Ham, Jun 17, 2020Signiert und datiert auf der Unterseite des weißen Königs: Le ROi Man Ray 1964 KING. Werkverzeichnis: Mit einem Zertifikat von Timothy Baum vom 20
— Schachspiel für Juliet Man Ray – Unikat, Grisebach, Nov 30, 2017Signiert unten Mitte: Man Ray
— Auktion 401, Los 56, Van Ham, Nov 29, 2017Bleistift signiert und datiert, unten links bezeichnet: „Arr. Picasso“ (vermutlich für „Arrangement“)
— Adrienne mit Waschbrett, Grisebach, Jun 3, 2015Signed and numbered on an edition label on the reverse
— Objet indestructible, Ketterer Kunst, Jun 13, 2026Signed in pencil lower left
— The Hand, DuMouchelles, May 15, 2026Signed in pencil on the recto
— Gertrude Stein Posing for Sculptor Jo Davidson, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026Signed and #75/180 to the lower margin, depicting an abstract composition of irregular concentric rings in bright colors, pulled from the portfoli
— L'Originedes Especes, Leonard Auction, Dec 16, 2025Signed and editioned E. A. in pencil to lower margin
— Untitled, Concept Art Gallery, May 15, 2025Signed and editioned XXIII/XXXI in pencil to lower margin
— (American/French, 1890-1976), Pour Eluard, color pochoir on Arches wove paper, signed and editioned XXIII/XXXI in, Concept Art Gallery, May 15, 2025Signed and numbered 100/120 in pencil to the lower margin
— (American/French, 1890-1976), La Dame de Trefle (Queen of Clubs), Concept Art Gallery, May 15, 2025Signed in ink lower right
— Erotique voilée (Meret Oppenheim/Louis Marcoussis), Lempertz, Dec 1, 2023Signed in pencil lower right
— Edition number 3 of 100, Clarke Auction Gallery, Jul 10, 2022Signed and dated in pencil on the recto
— Meret Oppenheim, Phillips, Oct 25, 2019Signed and numbered VI/VII in pencil on the recto
— La Prière [Prayer], Phillips, May 16, 2019Signed and dated in pencil on the recto
— Rayograph, Phillips, May 16, 2019Initialed in pencil lower right
— Le Beau Temps, Clarke Auction Gallery, Nov 5, 2017Signed and dated in pencil on the recto
— Rayograph with Goggles, Egg and Candle, Phillips, Apr 4, 2017Signed in ink in the recto
— 30 Rockefeller Plaza (RCA Building), Phillips, Oct 5, 2016Signed in ink lower right
— Untitled, Lempertz, Nov 27, 2015Signed in ballpoint pen lower right
— Untitled, Lempertz, Nov 27, 2015Signed with initials lower right and
— Red Apples, James D. Julia, Aug 25, 2015Signed in pencil on the recto
— Untitled, Phillips, May 8, 2014
From the signature and inscription lines published by the auction houses in their lot descriptions. ArtSell does not authenticate signatures; a signature matching these descriptions is not evidence that a work is genuine. No house signature photographs are recorded for this artist yet. Back to Man Ray auction results.