Portrait of Man Ray - 1974 by Andy Warhol

A wonderful work from 1974, depicting the famous visual artist, Man Ray (1890 - 1976)

Signed, titled and dated 'Man Ray Andy Warhol 74' on the reverse of the backboard.

In the early 1970s Warhol began to accept regular commissions to paint the portraits of the rich and famous. However, as well as commissions, Warhol painted a number of portraits of people he admired, especially other artists. Man Ray, the American photographer and Dada artist, was one of his heroes, so much so that, when he could afford it, Warhol acquired a number of his photographs, paintings and early books. At this time, Warhol produced a portrait-diptych of Man Ray based on a Polaroid photograph he took of him, cigar in mouth, in 1973. This drawing was produced by Warhol as part of that artistic process. 

The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist