Lot Essay
Pierre Mac Orlan was a novelist and critic who wrote frequently on photogrpahy in the 1920s. His writings included works on Man Ray and André Kertész.
Details
MAN RAY (1890-1976)
Pierre Mac Orlan
Gelatin silver print. circa 1922. Signed and annotated Paris in pencil on the mount; Rue Campagne Première and collection P. Mac Orlan stamps on the reverse of the mount. 9 x 6¾in. (22.7 x 17.2cm.)
Pierre Mac Orlan
Gelatin silver print. circa 1922. Signed and annotated Paris in pencil on the mount; Rue Campagne Première and collection P. Mac Orlan stamps on the reverse of the mount. 9 x 6¾in. (22.7 x 17.2cm.)
Provenance
Ex-collection, Pierre Mac Orlan.
Literature
See: Baum, Man Ray's Paris Portraits, pl. 10.