Man Ray – Portrait Imaginaire de Marquis de Sade

Portrait Imaginaire de Marquis de Sade, 1970

• Artist: Man Ray (American, 1890–1976)
• Medium: Lithograph in colors
• Dimensions: 76 × 55.8 cm (29.92 × 21.96 in)
• Edition: Edition of 99
• Signature: Signed and numbered
• Reference: Anselmino 8 

Portrait Imaginaire de Marquis de Sade is a color lithograph executed in 1970 by Man Ray — one of the most celebrated, intellectually provocative, and historically significant artists of the twentieth century, and a founding figure of both Dada and Surrealism — signed and numbered from the tightly controlled edition of 99, and catalogued as Anselmino 8.

Man Ray occupies a position of absolute centrality in the history of the twentieth-century avant-garde. Born Emmanuel Radnitzky in Philadelphia in 1890, and based in Paris from 1921, Man Ray moved with equal mastery across painting, photography, object-making, and printmaking — producing a body of work of extraordinary range, conceptual audacity, and lasting cultural influence that placed him at the very heart of the Dada and Surrealist movements and secured his status as one of the most original and widely collected artists of his era. His Rayographs, his portraits of the Parisian avant-garde, and his objects of surrealist provocation are among the most iconic images of the twentieth century.

The work is in very good condition.

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Is this an original work by Man Ray? Yes — an authentic signed color lithograph from the edition of 99, executed in 1970 and catalogued as Anselmino 8.

Why the Marquis de Sade? De Sade — the eighteenth-century philosopher and libertine whose work the Surrealists claimed as a founding text of their movement — represented for Man Ray the ultimate figure of transgression and the radical liberation of desire. This imagined portrait is a deeply characteristic expression of Man Ray's surrealist vision.

What is the Anselmino reference? Anselmino 8 is the catalogue raisonné reference for this work — the definitive scholarly documentation of Man Ray's printed oeuvre.

What is the edition size? Edition of 99 — signed and numbered by the artist.

What are the dimensions? 76 × 55.8 cm (29.92 × 21.96 in)

What is the condition? Very good condition. Full condition report available upon request.

Is this artwork a good investment? Man Ray is one of the most consistently collected and institutionally recognized artists of the twentieth-century avant-garde. Signed and numbered lithographs from tightly controlled editions — particularly those with catalogue raisonné references — are among the most sought-after works in his printed oeuvre and regularly achieve strong results at the world's leading auction houses.

Is worldwide shipping available? Yes — secure worldwide shipping from France with professional packaging, tracking, and insurance.