Man Ray Works on Paper: Auction Prices

American · 1890–1976

ArtSell has recorded 32 auction results for Man Ray works on paper between 2008 and 2025, of which 27 sold (84% sell-through). Prices realised range from $269 to $187,050, with a median of $4,788 across 27 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 2 lots offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $187,050 for “Silent Harp” at Phillips in 2025.

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All works on paper results

1. 
   Untitled (Self-Portrait)

   Drawing · Paper

   6⅛ h x 5⅛ w in (16 x 13 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Dec 10, 2025 · Lot 134
   $4,064≈ £3,053≈ €3,493Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
2. 
   Silent Harp, 1943

   violin neck, horsehair, varnished phonographic record, wooden ball and wooden lattice, mounted on board · Board

   22 3/8 x 14 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (56.8 x 36.2 x 8.3 cm) overall 27 1/8 x 21 x 3 3/4 in. (68.9 x 53.3 x 9.5 cm)

   Phillips · Nov 21, 2025 · Lot 126
   $187,050≈ £142,939≈ €162,370Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $150,000–250,000View at Phillips ↗
3. 
   Philadelphia 1890 - Parigi 1976 / Le Mannequin,

   Drawing · Paper

   50 x 35 cm

   Wannenes · Oct 21, 2025 · Lot 119
   Result not publishedEst. €800–1,200View at Wannenes ↗
4. 
   Rue Férou table lamp, 1972

   24k gold-plated steel, paper shade · Paper

   25 h x 11½ w x 13¾ d in (63 x 29 x 35 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 17, 2025 · Lot 190
   $1,524≈ £1,138≈ €1,316Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
5. 
   Untitled

   Drawing · Paper

   Sworders · Jul 15, 2025 · Lot 363
   £200≈ $269≈ €230HammerSign up free to seeEst. £250–350View at Sworders ↗
6. 
   L’Étoile de verre, 1965

   Drawing · Paper

   7 h x 11 w in (18 x 28 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 30, 2025 · Lot 106
   $22,860≈ £16,958≈ €20,161Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
7. 
   (American/French, 1890-1976), Pour Eluard, color pochoir on Arches wove paper, signed and editioned XXIII/XXXI in

   Drawing · ed. XXIII/XXXI

   22 x 17.5 in

   Concept Art Gallery · May 15, 2025 · Lot 31
   Result not publishedEst. $500–800View at Concept Art Gallery ↗
8. 
   Femme roue, 1939

   Drawing · Paper

   14½ h x 7⅜ w in (37 x 19 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Sep 24, 2024 · Lot 113
   $4,788≈ £3,579≈ €4,301Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
9. 
   Untitled (Figure with Plane and Sphere), 1945

   Drawing · Paper

   25 h x 19¼ w in (63 x 49 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Jul 31, 2024 · Lot 136
   $47,880≈ £37,313≈ €44,219Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
10. 
    Composition, 1952

    Mixed media · Paper

    36.2 x 48.9 cm (14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in.)

    Phillips · Jun 27, 2024 · Lot 85
    £19,050≈ $24,089≈ €22,521Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
11. 
    L'Intrus, 1967

    Acrylic · Paper

    14¼ h x 16½ w x 10 d in (36 x 42 x 25 cm)

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 19, 2023 · Lot 117
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $30,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
12. 
    Untitled, 1940

    Watercolor · Paper

    10¼ h x 6 w in (26 x 15 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Dec 7, 2022 · Lot 253
    $3,750≈ £3,078≈ €3,562Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
13. 
    Objet Indestructible (Metronom), 1923/1965

    Object. Metronome, photo, paper clip. In black varnished original wooden case ( · Paper

    25 x 13.8 x 13.8 cm

    Lempertz · Jun 2, 2022 · Lot 258
    €42,840≈ $45,805≈ £36,498Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–30,000View at Lempertz ↗
14. 
    Maurice

    Drawing · Paper

    15 × 11,5 cm

    Artmark · Jun 25, 2020 · Lot 208
    €3,500≈ $3,920≈ £3,155HammerSign up free to seeEst. €900–1,600View at Artmark ↗
15. 
    Une cathédrale

    Drawing

    Pananti · Feb 22, 2020 · Lot 398
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €300–400View at Pananti ↗
16. 
    Untitled, c. 1971

    Drawing · Paper

    9½ h x 8 w in (24 x 20 cm)

    Wright · Apr 11, 2019 · Lot 167
    $2,375≈ £1,817≈ €2,108Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
17. 
    Untitled (Charlie Chaplin), two works, 1971

    Drawing · Paper

    9½ h x 8 w in (24 x 20 cm)

    Wright · Apr 11, 2019 · Lot 273
    $1,625≈ £1,243≈ €1,443Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
18. 
    Untitled, 1971

    Watercolor · Paper

    5 h x 6½ w in (13 x 17 cm)

    Wright · Apr 11, 2019 · Lot 216
    $2,125≈ £1,626≈ €1,887Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
19. 
    Untitled, 1948

    Drawing · Paper

    11½ h x 9 w in (29 x 23 cm)

    Wright · Jan 17, 2019 · Lot 418
    $1,000≈ £774≈ €878Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
20. 
    Happy, 1971

    Drawing · Paper

    5¾ h x 8½ w in (15 x 22 cm)

    Wright · Jan 17, 2019 · Lot 417
    $1,000≈ £774≈ €878Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
21. 
    Untitled, c. 1971

    Watercolor · Paper

    5 h x 6½ w in (13 x 17 cm)

    Wright · Jan 17, 2019 · Lot 414
    $2,000≈ £1,549≈ €1,755Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
22. 
    Untitled (Shadow Drawing), Circa 1970

    Mixed media · Paper

    Lempertz · Nov 30, 2018 · Lot 437
    €24,800≈ $28,170≈ £22,089Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Lempertz ↗
23. 
    Il bracciale di André Breton, 1970

    penna on paper · Paper

    10x13 cm

    Farsettiarte · Dec 2, 2017 · Lot 24
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €250–350View at Farsettiarte ↗
24. 
    Portrait Of Robin Ian Evelyn Stuart De La Lanne-Mirrlees As A Young Boy

    Drawing

    Olympia Auctions · Oct 25, 2017 · Lot 223
    £380≈ $504≈ €428HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗
25. 
    Senza titolo, 1955

    Gouache · Paper

    34x26 cm

    Farsettiarte · Nov 26, 2016 · Lot 122
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,500–2,500View at Farsettiarte ↗
26. 
    Ohne Titel

    Drawing · Paper

    27,5 x 38cm

    Van Ham · Jun 2, 2015 · Lot 241
    €6,450≈ $7,114≈ £4,672Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–View at Van Ham ↗
27. 
    (Wood Interior) 1914, 1914

    Watercolor · Paper

    17.8 x 12.8 cm

    Smith & Singer · Mar 31, 2015 · Lot 379
    A$34,160≈ $25,966≈ £17,553≈ €24,135Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$6,000–8,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
28. 
    L'Intrus, 1967

    Acrylic · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 1, 2015 · Lot 172
    $21,250≈ £13,806≈ €18,928Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
29. 
    L'Étoile de verre (Glass Star), 1965

    Drawing · Board · ed. 10/10

    sandpaper sheet: 18 x 28 cm (7 x 11 in.) mount size: 24 x 33 cm (9 1/2 x 13 in.)

    Phillips · Dec 12, 2013 · Lot 5
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
30. 
    Effacement

    Gouache · Board

    9.8 x 14.1 cm

    Lempertz · May 26, 2013 · Lot 808
    €15,860≈ $20,521≈ £13,570Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Lempertz ↗
31. 
    Untitled, 1945

    Drawing · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 19, 2013 · Lot 50
    $12,000≈ £7,895≈ €9,336Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
32. 
    Untitled (Rayographs)

    Drawing

    Lempertz · Nov 30, 2012 · Lot 53
    €25,620≈ $33,270≈ £20,773Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Lempertz ↗
33. 
    Bonsoir, 1972

    Drawing · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 11, 2011 · Lot 46
    $4,063≈ £2,600≈ €3,036Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
34. 
    Les Grands Transparents, 1974

    Drawing

    90 : 63 cm (35,4 : 24,8 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Apr 4, 2008 · Lot 311
    €3,600≈ $5,660≈ £2,828Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗

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