Le Voyeur

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.

Works by this artist (132 items)

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Man Ray, Square Dumb Bells, 1944 or 1945, cast bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Juliet Man Ray, 1983.105.17A-B
Square Dumb Bells
Artist
Date1944 or 1945
cast bronze
On view
Man Ray, Fisherman's Idol, cast 1973, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Juliet Man Ray, 1983.105.7
Fisherman’s Idol
Artist
Datecast 1973
bronze
On view
Man Ray, Its Another Spring, 1961, mixed media: metal spring, ivory ball, and wooden cigar box, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Juliet Man Ray, 1983.105.6
Its Another Spring
Artist
Date1961
mixed media: metal spring, ivory ball, and wooden cigar box
On view
Man Ray, Le Voyeur, 1965, wooden cigar box with inserted door lens, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Juliet Man Ray, 1983.105.4
Le Voyeur
Artist
Date1965
wooden cigar box with inserted door lens
On view

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