Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky) The Rope Dancer Accompanies Herself with Her Shadows 1916
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 52" x 6' 1 3/8" (132.1 x 186.4 cm)
- Credit
- Gift of G. David Thompson
- Object number
- 33.1954
- Copyright
- © 2025 Man Ray Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky) has 197 works online.
- There are 2,456 paintings online.
Installation views
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Abstract Painting and Sculpture in America
Jan 23–Mar 25, 1951
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Art in a Changing World: 1884–1964: Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
May 27, 1964
1 other work identified
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Permanent Collection
Mar 29, 1972–Apr 21, 1980
1 other work identified
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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Painting and Sculpture
May 17, 1984–Aug 4, 1992
2 other works identified
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Selections from the Permanent Collection of Painting and Sculpture
Jul 1, 1993
3 other works identified
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Selections from the Permanent Collection of Painting and Sculpture
Jul 1, 1993
2 other works identified
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MoMA2000, ModernStarts: People: Actors, Dancers, Bathers
Oct 6, 1999–Feb 1, 2000
1 other work identified
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Painting &
Sculpture II Nov 20, 2004–Aug 5, 2015
4 other works identified
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Painting &
Sculpture II Nov 20, 2004–Aug 5, 2015
3 other works identified
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Dada
Jun 18–Sep 11, 2006
1 other work identified
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Dada
Jun 18–Sep 11, 2006
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Dada
Jun 18–Sep 11, 2006
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Dada
Jun 18–Sep 11, 2006
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On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century
Nov 21, 2010–Feb 7, 2011
3 other works identified
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On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century
Nov 21, 2010–Feb 7, 2011
4 other works identified
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On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century
Nov 21, 2010–Feb 7, 2011
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On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century
Nov 21, 2010–Feb 7, 2011
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508: Readymade in Paris and New York
Fall 2019–Fall 2020
6 other works identified
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508: Readymade in Paris and New York
Fall 2019–Fall 2020
1 other work identified
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508: Readymade in Paris and New York
Fall 2019–Fall 2020
3 other works identified
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508: Readymade in Paris and New York
Fall 2019–Fall 2020
3 other works identified
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508: Readymade in Paris and New York
Fall 2019–Fall 2020
9 other works identified
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508: According to the Laws of Chance
Nov 14, 2020–Jan 7, 2024
7 other works identified
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508: According to the Laws of Chance
Nov 14, 2020–Jan 7, 2024
2 other works identified
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1916 - 1939, Man Ray, New York, Paris and Los Angeles.
1939 - 1947, Peggy Guggenheim, Paris, New York and Venice, acquired from Man Ray.
1947 - 1954, State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, acquired as gift from Peggy Guggenheim.
1954, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, purchased and acquired in exchange from State University of Iowa.
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