Kiki de montparnasse

We examine the actress, singer and muse to Man Ray who took her life into her own hands, and indelibly influenced the trajectory of Paris's roaring 1920s in the process

Kiki de Montparnasse,1930. Man Ray.

KIKI, Andre Kertesz.

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Man Ray1890 - 1976Catherine Hesslingunique gelatin silver print with applied gouache, the photographer's '31 bis,

The muses of Emmanuel Radnitzky (Man Ray) "All I need is an onion, a bit of bread, and a bottle of red." "And I will always find somebody to offer me that." Kiki de Montparnasse Born in Burgundy, Alice Prin (Kiki de Montparnasse) was a model and muse of Man Ray. At the age of 12, she was working for a printer, then for bakery. Aged 14, she had a fight with the baker´s wife and started modelling nude for an elderly sculptor. She took to the streets, often sleeping in barns behind the Gare…

Exhibition dates: 29th June – 15th September 2013 Ilse Bing (German, 1899-1998) Cancan Dancers Moulin Rouge 1931 Gelatin silver print 6 1/4 × 9 in. (15.9 × 22.9cm) Collection of…

Guy Carrard Alice Prin (Kiki de Montparnasse) 1930 © Man Ray Trust

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