Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Le telephone rose, 1977
Etching · Paper
Rago Auctions · Jun 3, 2026$896 ≈ £666 ≈ €771Sign up free to see price![La Prière [Prayer] by Man Ray, 1930, Gelatin silver emulsion on linen, printed 1971, sold May 2019](/img/lot/cmujpp8l5e4ctkddwg8nu/small)
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La Prière [Prayer]
Man Ray (American, 1890–1976) · 1930
£100,000 price realized incl. premium
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Gelatin silver emulsion on linen, printed 1971”
- Support
- Linen
- Edition
- VI/VII
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and numbered VI/VII in pencil on the recto · Man Ray signature
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- Image/canvas: 33 x 24 cm (13 x 9 ½ in.) Frame: 47 x 38 cm. (19 x 15 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Photographs (UK040119)
- Date
- May 16, 2019
- Location
- London
- Lot
- 40
- Estimate
- £50,000 – £70,000 (≈ $64,045 – $89,663) (≈ €57,168 – €80,035)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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