Photo © Toomey & Co. — view this lot on Toomey & Co. ↗Untitled (from Surrealism between Two Wars: International Anthology of Contemporary Engraving), 1966
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Paul Eluard
Man Ray (American, 1890–1976) · 1947
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Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate €2,800 – €3,000 (≈ $3,142 – $3,366) (≈ £2,446 – £2,621)
Offered at Lempertz and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “Gelatin silver print, printed before”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated in pencil below the image on the mount · Man Ray signature
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 12.1 x 8.4 cm
- Auction house
- Lempertz
- Sale
- Auction 1089 Photography (1089-1)
- Date
- May 31, 2017
- Location
- 31.05.2017 15:00, Cologne
- Lot
- 84
- Estimate
- €2,800 – €3,000 (≈ $3,142 – $3,366) (≈ £2,446 – £2,621)
- Source
- Auction house lempertz.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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