Le Voyeur

Man Ray, Le Voyeur, 1965, wooden cigar box with inserted door lens, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Juliet Man Ray, 1983.105.4
Copied Man Ray, Le Voyeur, 1965, wooden cigar box with inserted door lens, 6 1⁄8 x 6 3⁄8 x 1 1⁄4 in. (15.4 x 16.1 x 3.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Juliet Man Ray, 1983.105.4

Artwork Details

Title
Le Voyeur
Artist
Date
1965
Location
Dimensions
6 1⁄8 x 6 3⁄8 x 1 1⁄4 in. (15.4 x 16.1 x 3.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Juliet Man Ray
Mediums
Mediums Description
wooden cigar box with inserted door lens
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
1983.105.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.105.4

Artwork Description

Man Ray loved expressing humor in his work and often hinted at erotic imagery through his assemblages of everyday objects. In Le Voyeur the title immediately conjures up the idea of secretly watching something illicit, but when we look into the lens, all we can see is the back of a cigar box.