Électricité

1931

Man Ray

Associated Names
Man Ray

Artist, American, 1890 - 1976

The image displays bold, black lines forming large letter shapes "CP" and "DE" on a pale background. Additionally, the text "ELECTRICITE" is repeated in the background in a subtle manner, creating a textured pattern.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    portfolio of 10 photogravures

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert B. Menschel

  • Dimensions

    case: 39.37 × 29.21 × 1.27 cm (15 1/2 × 11 1/2 × 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.154.28.1-10

  • Portfolio Title

    Électricité

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of Robert B. Menschel, New York; gift to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

printed in black ink on inside back cover of portfolio case, center: ACHEVÉ D'IMPRIMER / EN AVRIL 1931 / PAR LES SOINS / D'ALB. JARACH ET P. CHAMBRY / AVEC LA COLLABORATION DE M. GRENIER; bottom center: CET OUVRAGE A ÉTE TIRÉ SUR PAPIER DE RIVES A 500 EXEMPLAIRES NUMEROTES / POUR LE COMPTE DE LA COMPAGNIE PARISIENNE DE DISTRIBUTION D' ÉLECTRICITÉ / EXEMPLAIRE No 191

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