Lot #2933: MAN RAY - Sinclair Lewis - Original vintage photogravure

 

Artist: Man Ray (American, 1890 - 1976).
Title: "Sinclair Lewis".
Medium: Original vintage photogravure.
Date: Composed 1922. Printed 1934.
Dimensions: Image size: 11 1/8 x 8 9/16 in. (283 x 217 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $250
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $500/600
Lot Note(s):
Comment(s): "The American author Sinclair Lewis was at the peak of his career when Man Ray photographed him during a visit to Paris. The portrait publicized his just-completed novel Arrowsmith, for which he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1926, though he declined the honor. The two men shared an ambivalence about America: Lewis harbored an affection for the American way of life that he satirized in his novels but, like Man Ray, was impatient with the provincialism and commercialism of his native country." (Courtesy: Getty Museum). See: www.manraytrust.com, pg.16. Image copyright © ADAGP/BNF - Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. [21416-3-250-NA]