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, 6 186 381 14 in. (15.416.13.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Juliet Man Ray, 1983.105.4

Artwork Details

Title
Le Voyeur
Artist
Date
1965
Dimensions
6 186 381 14 in. (15.416.13.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Juliet Man Ray
Mediums Description
wooden cigar box with inserted door lens
Classifications
Keywords
  • Abstract
  • Modern art movement — assemblage — box
Object Number
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.