Le Voyeur

Copied Man Ray, Le Voyeur, 1965, cigar box (wood, paper), peephole (metal, glass lens), black felt tip marker, 6 1⁄8 × 6 3⁄8 × 1 3⁄8 in. (15.4 × 16.1 × 3.5 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 × 6 3⁄8 × 1 3⁄8 in. (15.4 × 16.1 × 3.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Juliet Man Ray
Mediums
Mediums Description
cigar box (wood, paper), peephole (metal, glass lens), black felt tip marker
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
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.