Auction of Iconic Man Ray Photograph...

[raydm6]

Christie’s to Auction Iconic Man Ray Photograph of Nude Woman for Record $5 Million or More
https://www.wsj.com/articles/christi...re-11644933600

Surrealist artist Man Ray’s original photograph of a nude woman, whose back is adorned with violin markings that emphasize her hourglass figure, is heading to auction this spring.

Christie’s intends to ask at least $5 million for 1924’s “Le Violon d’Ingres,” a record asking price for any photograph. The current auction record for a photograph is held by Andreas Gursky’s $4.3 million “Rhein II,” a 1999 river view sold by Christie’s in 2011.

 

[Pál_K]

For being a photo of a nude, that’s not bad. But as a violinist, I can tell you those f-holes and notches are flawed.

 

[Canyongazer]

Manny Radnitzky from Philly!...ya done good!

 

[raydm6]

See Bill Pierce's thread 'The Original' for a deeper discussion...