MAN RAY (1890-1976) Self-portrait with Juliet. Silver print, the image measuring 5½x3½ inches (14x9 cm.), with Man Ray's inscription in ink on verso. Early 1960s
This print is inscribed to George Hodel, who Man Ray and Juliet knew in Los Angeles in the 1940s. The inscription reads: "2bis rue Férou (6) Paris 19 / Dear George - / So nice to hear from you / We're settled here indefinitely. / Shall we meet again sometime? / Send us a couple of pounds of / smoky tea! What do you want / from Paris besides a cocotte? / Love Julie & Man"
Provenance: From the Collection of Dr. James and Debra Pearl
