The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 14, 2025

Georges Braque

1933

Man Ray

(American, 1890–1976)
America
gelatin silver print, solarized
Image: 28.3 x 21.5 cm (11 1/8 x 8 7/16 in.); Paper: 28.3 x 21.5 cm (11 1/8 x 8 7/16 in.)
Gift of Diann G. Mann and Thomas A. Mann 2019.26
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Man Ray described the French Cubist painter Braque as “a very gentle and kind man, completely obsessed by his paintings.”

Description

Inscribed on the back “Portrait of Braque special care,” this potentially unique print demonstrates extensive manipulation during development. The head is excerpted from a half-length portrait by Man Ray. The image has been solarized: fleetingly exposed to light during development, which causes a selective reversal of tonal values used here to surround the head with a dark halo. The warm-toned grid was also produced in the darkroom.
  • Galerie rue du Dragon, Paris, France
    late 1970s
    Alan Koppel
    November 12, 1985
    Sotheby's, New York, NY
    Private Collection
    October 16, 1990
    Sotheby's, New York, NY
    November 12, 1985
    Thomas A. and Diann G. Mann, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
    March 4, 2019
    the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Man Ray. Man Ray: Photographs. New York, N.Y.: Thames and Hudson, 1982. pl. 326, p. 244 (variant)
    Braque, Georges, Brigitte Léal, Gary Tinterow, and Alison de Lima Greene. Georges Braque, 1882-1963: Paris, Grand Palais, Galeries nationales, 16 septembre 2013-6 janvier 2014, Houston, the Museum of Fine Arts, 16 février-11 mai 2014. 2013. cat. 1, p. 13, p. 320 (variant)
    Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc. An American Journey: The Diann G. and Thomas A. Mann Collection of Photographic Masterworks. 2018.
  • {{cite web|title=Georges Braque|url=false|author=Man Ray|year=1933|access-date=14 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2019.26