Man Ray, Gift

Man Ray

American · 1890–1976 · Painter, Printmaker

Man Ray was an American-born, French-naturalized visual artist who spent most of his career in Paris. He was a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements,… (Wikipedia)

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647lots offered2001–2026years recorded86%sold (476)$2.2kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. Man Ray, Reclining Nude with Satin Sheet, 1935, Gelatin silver printReclining Nude with Satin SheetPhillips · $329,000≈ £222,854≈ €305,904Sign up to see
  2. Man Ray, Rayograph, 1922, Unique gelatin silver printRayographPhillips · $300,000≈ £226,655≈ €255,254Sign up to see
  3. Man Ray, Silent Harp, 1943, violin neck, horsehair, varnished phonographic record, wooden ball and wooden lattice, mounted on boardSilent HarpPhillips · $187,050≈ £142,939≈ €162,370Sign up to see

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Average price
median $2.2kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
476
of 556 offered · 2001–2026
Sell-through
86%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k$100k$1M200420072010201320162019202220252001-10-28 · $1,7252001-12-07 · $1,3622001-12-07 · $9952002-03-23 · $3032003-03-28 · $1,2342003-03-28 · $7402003-05-29 · $2,7742003-05-29 · $6942003-06-01 · $1,7552003-06-01 · $1,7552003-11-01 · $4,8412004-10-31 · $6,0632004-12-05 · $9502004-12-05 · $1,5832005-03-18 · $6212005-10-28 · $6932005-10-28 · $1,4442006-03-31 · $1,7282006-03-31 · $8642006-11-30 · $7,0692006-11-30 · $4,7122006-12-09 · $5062007-05-20 · $3562007-06-03 · $6,0762007-09-01 · $7402007-10-14 · $6,0002007-10-26 · $6,9042007-12-02 · $7,0852008-02-10 · $5,1002008-04-04 · $1,5092008-04-04 · $5,6602008-05-29 · $5,9722008-11-18 · $9,0002008-12-06 · $5,3192008-12-07 · $11,4002008-12-07 · $21,6002008-12-07 · $1,2002009-10-23 · $5,1312009-10-23 · $3,2982009-12-12 · $19,8042010-04-24 · $3,8972010-06-01 · $3,3552010-06-01 · $8,6062010-06-01 · $25,5262010-06-03 · $13,1392010-06-03 · $9,4892010-06-03 · $7,2992010-06-03 · $4,8182010-10-22 · $5,7802010-10-22 · $8502010-12-03 · $7,9482011-03-06 · $7,5002011-06-26 · $5,0002011-06-26 · $2,8132011-06-26 · $5,9382011-06-26 · $7,5002011-06-26 · $1,5002011-06-26 · $1,0002011-06-26 · $7502011-10-28 · $5312011-10-28 · $1,7702011-11-25 · $22,5952011-12-11 · $4,0632012-05-06 · $1,2502012-05-07 · $3752012-05-30 · $22,7622012-05-30 · $15,1742012-10-19 · $2,6072012-11-30 · $33,2702012-12-08 · $25,8102013-01-26 · $3252013-02-27 · $28,4212013-04-02 · $122,5002013-04-03 · $31,2502013-04-19 · $2,1312013-05-19 · $12,0002013-05-25 · $2,3682013-05-25 · $2,3682013-05-26 · $20,5212013-06-30 · $1,0002013-10-01 · $15,0002013-11-27 · $21,2442013-12-06 · $3,4152014-04-01 · $28,7502014-04-01 · $20,0002014-04-01 · $28,7502014-04-28 · $9,7502014-05-08 · $29,6592014-05-30 · $2,4902014-05-30 · $2,4902014-10-28 · $3,5002014-10-28 · $3,7502014-11-28 · $4,0252014-11-28 · $3,8702014-11-28 · $5,2632015-01-22 · $20,8992015-01-25 · $1,2502015-02-26 · $2,7502015-03-01 · $15,0002015-03-01 · $6252015-03-01 · $21,2502015-03-31 · $25,9662015-04-01 · $329,0002015-04-21 · $2,2502015-04-29 · $23,7502015-05-29 · $1,7682015-06-02 · $7,1142015-06-03 · $19,4852015-06-11 · $3,2852015-08-25 · $1,2352015-09-24 · $22,5002015-10-08 · $56,2502015-10-11 · $27,5002015-10-11 · $3,4382015-10-11 · $3,8752015-10-11 · $2,5002015-10-26 · $4,3752015-11-27 · $5,2482016-01-21 · $26,4622016-02-25 · $3,0722016-03-15 · $5552016-04-04 · $30,0002016-04-25 · $2,0002016-06-01 · $21,6222016-06-01 · $3,1712016-06-01 · $5772016-06-01 · $1,0092016-10-05 · $10,0002016-10-05 · $31,2502016-10-26 · $25,0002016-10-26 · $7,5002016-10-26 · $2,5002016-11-05 · $7502016-11-05 · $2,6252016-11-05 · $13,7502016-12-09 · $1,0902016-12-09 · $1,2262017-03-05 · $7,1882017-05-06 · $1,1252017-05-06 · $1,0002017-05-06 · $2,7502017-05-06 · $2,2502017-05-06 · $1,6252017-05-15 · $2,4142017-05-15 · $6582017-07-18 · $2,0002017-10-03 · $27,5002017-10-03 · $300,0002017-10-22 · $5322017-10-25 · $5042017-11-05 · $1,2002017-11-11 · $2,6252017-11-11 · $2,0002017-11-29 · $57,9762017-11-30 · $91,8302017-12-01 · $4,4212017-12-01 · $5,8952018-02-27 · $5102018-02-27 · $4802018-03-09 · $55,3082018-04-09 · $20,0002018-04-19 · $4,3752018-04-19 · $5002018-04-20 · $1,4292018-05-05 · $1,1252018-05-05 · $2,8752018-05-18 · $47,2192018-05-30 · $21,8102018-07-19 · $2,0002018-08-23 · $2,4842018-10-04 · $100,0002018-10-04 · $100,0002018-10-23 · $5,6012018-10-23 · $10,6422018-10-26 · $9,9272018-11-10 · $1,7502018-11-10 · $8752018-11-30 · $28,1702019-01-17 · $1,5002019-01-17 · $2,0002019-01-17 · $1,0002019-01-17 · $1,0002019-01-24 · $27,6742019-02-17 · $28,1252019-02-26 · $2,1482019-04-04 · $5,2502019-04-11 · $2,1252019-04-11 · $1,6252019-04-11 · $2,3752019-04-23 · $17,5002019-04-23 · $2,0002019-05-04 · $2,6252019-05-16 · $32,0232019-05-16 · $48,0342019-05-16 · $128,0902019-05-29 · $34,8632019-05-29 · $22,3122019-05-31 · $3602019-10-20 · $3,7502019-10-25 · $2,2502019-11-08 · $1,1882019-11-08 · $1,7502019-11-08 · $6832019-11-26 · $1,5422019-12-02 · $4,3062020-01-03 · $3172020-01-03 · $4312020-02-25 · $1,3662020-02-26 · $1,5002020-02-26 · $5002020-05-20 · $1,6252020-06-17 · $3,9122020-06-23 · $1,5362020-06-25 · $1,0082020-06-25 · $3,9202020-06-26 · $9412020-06-26 · $2,0022020-07-03 · $4342020-07-13 · $106,2502020-09-24 · $2,7502020-10-14 · $23,7502020-10-27 · $16,5652020-10-28 · $5912020-11-12 · $1,7502020-11-12 · $8,4502020-12-10 · $2,0322021-01-21 · $7202021-02-17 · $1,5002021-02-23 · $1,9342021-02-23 · $2,6382021-02-25 · $1,0632021-03-03 · $3,7502021-03-16 · $9022021-04-08 · $8,1902021-04-08 · $13,8602021-04-08 · $5,0402021-04-16 · $2,1572021-04-16 · $8992021-04-21 · $2,1682021-04-22 · $2,0802021-05-19 · $1,5002021-06-09 · $5,3352021-06-09 · $5,3352021-06-11 · $39,4062021-06-16 · $1,7502021-06-16 · $7502021-06-16 · $1,8752021-06-16 · $1,0002021-07-04 · $5,9122021-07-15 · $3272021-07-15 · $5362021-07-15 · $1,0002021-09-08 · $6102021-09-29 · $1,8752021-10-07 · $27,7202021-10-13 · $2,0802021-10-19 · $9,4502021-10-26 · $2932021-10-26 · $2342021-10-26 · $6152021-12-01 · $2,0132022-01-24 · $2,7132022-01-25 · $3382022-02-22 · $9382022-02-22 · $4,1602022-02-23 · $1,5002022-02-24 · $1,0882022-03-10 · $7,5002022-03-25 · $3,2502022-03-25 · $1,0002022-03-25 · $1,7502022-04-06 · $27,7202022-04-06 · $20,1602022-04-07 · $4232022-05-18 · $9382022-06-01 · $9,4482022-06-02 · $45,8052022-06-03 · $48,2852022-06-14 · $1,9772022-06-14 · $3,6512022-06-14 · $1,2172022-06-14 · $2,8902022-06-15 · $2,0002022-06-22 · $5562022-07-10 · $8502022-07-14 · $9,3752022-08-10 · $1,6792022-08-27 · $5502022-09-29 · $3,2502022-10-12 · $1,3752022-10-24 · $5,2922022-10-25 · $3982022-10-25 · $4972022-11-16 · $1,5002022-11-22 · $38,9752022-11-30 · $1,3702022-11-30 · $5482022-12-07 · $1,7502022-12-07 · $8132022-12-07 · $3,7502023-01-11 · $1,6382023-01-11 · $2842023-01-11 · $1,0082023-02-15 · $1,7642023-02-28 · $44,1542023-04-04 · $12,7002023-04-04 · $9,5252023-04-04 · $3,8102023-04-04 · $4,4452023-04-04 · $15,2402023-04-27 · $1,1042023-05-23 · $15,1202023-06-01 · $1,6382023-06-01 · $6932023-06-01 · $1,5122023-06-21 · $3,7492023-06-28 · $4132023-06-28 · $6892023-07-12 · $1,6382023-08-08 · $6932023-08-30 · $8742023-09-13 · $30,2402023-10-12 · $1,4412023-10-23 · $4812023-10-23 · $1,4692023-10-23 · $5342023-11-29 · $76,8512023-12-01 · $5,8922023-12-06 · $1,2802023-12-07 · $9502023-12-14 · $1,5122024-01-26 · $2722024-01-26 · $4892024-02-14 · $1,6382024-02-24 · $1,1922024-03-06 · $1,0712024-03-08 · $2,3942024-03-21 · $1,0992024-03-21 · $4672024-04-04 · $15,2402024-04-08 · $5042024-04-16 · $6352024-04-16 · $1,5242024-04-18 · $1,7642024-05-15 · $1,2602024-06-04 · $1,6382024-06-27 · $2,7942024-06-27 · $24,0892024-07-24 · $7562024-07-31 · $47,8802024-08-28 · $8802024-09-19 · $11,8132024-09-19 · $2,8692024-09-19 · $11,8132024-09-24 · $4,7882024-10-09 · $22,8602024-10-22 · $5,7152024-11-08 · $1,8902024-11-14 · $7372024-11-21 · $1,6802024-12-17 · $3972025-01-17 · $2,5602025-01-22 · $1,2462025-01-23 · $2,0342025-01-29 · $6042025-01-29 · $4772025-02-12 · $2,7942025-02-12 · $1,5242025-03-14 · $5722025-03-17 · $2,0482025-04-02 · $6,3502025-04-03 · $2,5602025-04-03 · $1,2702025-04-03 · $3,3022025-04-11 · $6,4402025-04-16 · $1332025-04-16 · $4,4452025-05-23 · $1,3202025-05-30 · $6352025-05-30 · $22,8602025-06-16 · $6112025-07-15 · $4302025-07-15 · $2692025-07-17 · $1,5242025-07-31 · $28,1602025-08-15 · $7622025-08-28 · $9672025-09-10 · $2,8162025-09-12 · $2,7952025-09-30 · $2,7942025-10-03 · $1322025-10-03 · $8262025-10-09 · $25,8002025-10-15 · $5,0802025-10-15 · $1,2542025-10-15 · $1,2072025-10-19 · $5,9342025-10-19 · $5,9342025-10-21 · $141,9002025-11-04 · $1,2072025-11-04 · $1,9052025-11-04 · $1,0922025-11-14 · $2,0322025-11-14 · $3,3022025-11-14 · $1,6512025-11-14 · $1,0802025-11-14 · $1,6512025-11-14 · $2,7942025-11-21 · $3,9172025-11-21 · $187,0502025-11-25 · $8732025-11-25 · $6402025-11-25 · $5532025-11-25 · $6402025-11-25 · $1,3832025-11-25 · $4082025-11-25 · $1,0192025-11-25 · $6,5492025-11-25 · $5,3852025-12-02 · $12,9002025-12-02 · $1,1252025-12-03 · $13,9672025-12-03 · $9,2412025-12-03 · $16,9422025-12-03 · $8,4712025-12-05 · $4452025-12-10 · $4,0642025-12-16 · $2,5402026-01-07 · $30,4802026-01-07 · $2,5402026-01-28 · $3592026-02-07 · $3,8702026-02-26 · $8272026-02-26 · $2,4132026-02-27 · $4,8642026-02-27 · $2,0482026-03-07 · $63,6532026-03-10 · $3,3022026-03-13 · $9532026-03-25 · $3,8402026-04-08 · $4,0962026-04-11 · $8,3852026-04-22 · $7102026-04-22 · $7,0952026-04-22 · $1,2902026-04-22 · $1,0322026-04-22 · $2,0642026-04-23 · $11,6102026-04-23 · $2,0642026-04-23 · $7,0952026-04-23 · $2,5802026-04-28 · $8092026-04-28 · $5002026-04-28 · $6182026-04-28 · $5892026-04-28 · $5892026-04-28 · $1,7662026-04-28 · $1,7662026-04-28 · $7362026-04-28 · $1,0302026-04-28 · $3,2382026-04-28 · $1,4722026-05-01 · $1,7162026-05-05 · $3,8402026-05-15 · $8002026-06-03 · $8962026-06-09 · $2,0482026-06-10 · $23,0402026-06-13 · $38,7962026-07-05 · $5722026-07-16 · $1,7922026-07-22 · $8322026-07-30 · $15,3602026-08-14 · $5762026-08-18 · $1,664
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.

91 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.

By medium

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

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