The Bluff Collection

Explore 188 works in the Bluff Collection, the promised gift of John A. Pritzker. The collection includes paintings, photographs, objects, works on paper, and documents of Dada and Surrealism by such avant-garde artists, as Jean Arp, Marcel Duchamp, Suzanne Duchamp, Max Ernst, Francis Picabia, Man Ray, and Kurt Schwitters.

Paisaje de Equitación, Manuel Alvarez Bravo  Mexican, Gelatin silver print
Manuel Alvarez Bravo
1932
Formes blanches sur fond noir, Jean Arp  French, born Germany, Oil on wood panels
Jean Arp
ca. 1917
Magasin, Avenue des Gobelins, Eugène Atget  French, Printing-out-paper print
Eugène Atget
1925
Pendant l’Éclipse, Eugène Atget  French, Printing-out paper
Eugène Atget
1912
Unendlicher Regenschirm (Infinite Umbrella), Johannes Theodor Baargeld  German, Ink on paper
Johannes Theodor Baargeld
1919–20
La Poupée, Hans Bellmer  German, born Poland, Hand-colored gelatin silver print
Hans Bellmer
1935–37
Brancusi Self Portrait with Duchamp, Man Ray, and Tzara, Constantin Brancusi  French, born Romania, Gelatin-bromide print
Constantin Brancusi
1921
Kiki, Brassaï  French, born Romania (Transylvania), Gelatin silver print
Brassaï
1932
Dictionnaire Abrégé du Surréalisme, vols. 1 and 2, André Breton  French, Multimedia; two-volume manuscript with original documents
Multiple artists/makers
1938
The Box in the Air, Alexander Calder  American, Painted metal
Alexander Calder
ca. 1945
Il Sogno di Tobia (The Dream of Tobias), Giorgio de Chirico  Italian, born Greece, Oil on canvas
Giorgio de Chirico
1917
Spirale, Jean Crotti  French, Gouache and pencil on paper
Jean Crotti
1920
Les Forces Mécaniques de l'amour en Mouvement, Jean Crotti  French, Oil on glass, wood, newsprint, tin, paper, wire and metal tubing assemblage
Jean Crotti
1916
Cadavre Exquis (Exquisite Corpse), Robert Desnos  French, Colored pencil on paper
Multiple artists/makers
1927
The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (The Green Box), Marcel Duchamp  American, born France, One color plate with ninety-three notes, drawings, photographs, and/or facsimiles by Marcel Duchamp, including a print of Oculist Witnesses, 1920 (Ref. Schwarz 1997, no. 383) pulled on yellow paper, contained in a green-flocked cardboard box, self-hinged
Marcel Duchamp
1934
Boîte-en-valise, Marcel Duchamp  American, born France, Leather valise containing a box with 69 reproductions and an original item, La Fourchette du Cavalier (card, cut out, with chicken wire inserted)
Marcel Duchamp
1943
Monte Carlo Bond (No. 1), Marcel Duchamp  American, born France, Ink, gelatin silver print and printed paper with tax stamp
Marcel Duchamp
1924
Mariée, Marcel Duchamp  American, born France, Collotype colored pochoir
Marcel Duchamp
1937
"Dada: 1916–1923," Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, April 15 to May 9, 1953, Marcel Duchamp  American, born France, Paper
Marcel Duchamp
1953
Belle Haleine, Eau de Voilette, Marcel Duchamp  American, born France, Pen and ink, airbrushed ink, photograph heightened with pencil and collage on paper
Marcel Duchamp
Man Ray
1921
Untitled (photocollage landscape study for Étant donnés: 1. la chute d’eau, 2. le gaz d’éclairage), Marcel Duchamp  American, born France, textured wax, pencil, and ink on tan paper and cut gelatin silver photographs, mounted on board
Marcel Duchamp
ca. 1946
Nu Descendent au Escalier, Marcel Duchamp  American, born France, Collotype colored pochoir
Marcel Duchamp
1937
Nu Descendent au Escalier, Marcel Duchamp  American, born France, Collotype colored pochoir
Marcel Duchamp
1937
L.H.O.O.Q., Marcel Duchamp  American, born France, Engraving, pasted pieces of paper, and handwritten inscriptions in pencil
Marcel Duchamp
Francis Picabia
1920/42
New York Dada, Marcel Duchamp  American, born France, Book
Editor Marcel Duchamp
Editor Man Ray
April 1921
View: The Modern Magazine. Marcel Duchamp Number, Series V, No. 1, Marcel Duchamp  American, born France, Magazine
Marcel Duchamp
Publisher Charles Henri Ford
March 1945
Pharmacie, Marcel Duchamp  American, born France, Print mounted on hardcover book
Marcel Duchamp
1945
A L’Infinitif, Marcel Duchamp  American, born France, Cover: silkscreen on vinyl mounted on Plexiglas box, 79 facsimile notes
Marcel Duchamp
Publisher Cordier & Ekstrom, Inc.
1967
Le Surréalisme en 1947 (Prière de Toucher), Marcel Duchamp  American, born France, Exhibition catalogue bound in wrappers in original imprinted glassine dust jacket with a 3-dimensional painted foam, rubber, and velvet art object attached to the front cover ["Prière de Toucher"]; 146 pages with full-page original prints by various artists; pencil and ink on paper
Marcel Duchamp
Publisher Maeght Éditeur
1947
Le ready-made malheureux de Marcel, Suzanne Duchamp  French, Oil on canvas
Suzanne Duchamp
1920
Radiation de deux seuls éloignés, Suzanne Duchamp  French, Oil, gold paint, string, wax, plastic, glass beads and tinfoil assemblage on canvas
Suzanne Duchamp
1916–20
Facile, Paul Eluard  French, Book and solarized photograph
Multiple artists/makers
1935
Proverbe. – Et autour de Proverbe, Paul Eluard  French, Paper [assemblage of texts, letters, autographed manuscripts, and photos related to the journal Proverbe, with contributions from Tristan Tzara, Philippe Soupault, and Jean Paulhan bound together by J. De Gonet]
Paul Eluard
Binder Jean de Gonet
1920–21
The Punching Ball or the Immortality of Buonarroti (Max Ernst and Caesar Buonarroti), Max Ernst  French, born Germany, Gelatin silver print with gouache, ink, and collage element
Max Ernst
1920
Armada v. Duldgedalzen, Max Ernst  French, born Germany, Gelatin silver print
Max Ernst
Luise Straus-Ernst
ca. 1920
Insel Rügen, Raoul Hausmann  Austrian, Collage on paper
Raoul Hausmann
1920
Portrait de Marcel Duchamp (Portrait of Marcel Duchamp), Heinrich Hoffmann  German, Gelatin silver print
Heinrich Hoffmann
1912
Petite Anthologie Poétique du Surréalisme, Georges Hugnet  French, Book with inserted photographic reproductions, documents, and letters, including an original etching by Pablo Picasso with collage elements
Multiple artists/makers
1934
L'Aventure Dada (1916–1922), Georges Hugnet  French, Limited edition book with an original Man Ray readymade and preface by Tristan Tzara
Multiple artists/makers
1957
Champs délicieux (Delicious Fields), Man Ray  American, Portfolio of twelve gelatin silver prints with preface by Tristan Tzara
Man Ray
Printer Société Générale d’Imprimerie et d’Edition, Paris
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1922
Cut-Out, Man Ray  American, Oil on board
Man Ray
1915
L’homme (Man), Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print​
Man Ray
1918–20
Integration of Shadows, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print, 1935 or later
Man Ray
1918–20
Trans Atlantique, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print, ink, and paper on board
Man Ray
1921
Moving Sculpture, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1920
Le violon d’Ingres, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1924
The Letter Y, Man Ray  American, Oil on sandpaper
Man Ray
1923
Dadaphoto, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1920
Lampshade, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1921
Élevage de poussière (Dust Breeding), Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1920
Rayograph, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1922
Torse (Retour à la raison) (Torso [Return to Reason]), Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print, ca. 1935
Man Ray
1923
Noire et blanche, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1926
Untitled (Glass Tears), Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print, 1935 or later
Man Ray
ca. 1930–33
Rayograph, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1925
Kiki de Montparnasse, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1924
Kiki de Montparnasse, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1924
Kiki de Montparnasse, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1924
Kiki de Montparnasse, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1924
Rayograph, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1923
Rayograph, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1922
Ce qui manque à nous tous (What We All Lack), Man Ray  American, Painted clay and glass
Man Ray
1927 (edition 1972)
Object to Be Destroyed, Man Ray  American, Metronome and gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1923 (1969)
Catherine Barometer, Man Ray  American, Glass, metal, felt, washboard, tube, wire, wood, steel wool, gouache on paper, and paper stamp
Man Ray
1920
Rayograph, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1922
Rayograph, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1926
Rayograph, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1924
Sinclair Lewis, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
ca. 1925
Rayograph, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1922
Untitled, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1931
Rayograph, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1924
Marcel Duchamp, Paris, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1930
Self-Portrait, Man Ray  American, Ferrotype plate in hand-painted wood artist’s frame
Man Ray
1942
La Prière, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1930
Portrait of Jean Cocteau, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1925–26
Bijou - Earrings: Pendants Pending, Man Ray  American, Silver and gold plate
Man Ray
1967
Les Mannequins, Résurrection des mannequins, Man Ray  American, Paper
Man Ray
Editor Jean Petithory
1966
Tristan Tzara, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print from two negatives
Man Ray
1921
Rayograph, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver paper
Man Ray
1925
Lee Miller (torso), Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1929
Jacqueline Goddard, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver negative print
Man Ray
1931
Duchamp with Tonsure, Side View, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1919
Untitled (to Robert Desnos), Man Ray  American, Black paint on paper on paper mount
Man Ray
1930
Automaton, Man Ray  American, Cliché-verre
Man Ray
1917
Eighth Street, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1920
Untitled (Still Life), Frontispiece for 'Minotaure' Numbers 3–4, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1933
Portrait de Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray  American, Vintage silver print
Man Ray
1923
Driver (Paul Chadourne), Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1928
Untitled (metropolitan landscape with bridges), Man Ray  American, Ink and gouache on paper
Man Ray
1912
Untitled (Study for five figures), Man Ray  American, Ink and gouache on paper
Man Ray
1914
Untitled, Man Ray  American, Graphite on paper
Man Ray
1912
Untitled Rayograph (gun with alphabet stencils), Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1924
Untitled (ostrich egg), Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1968
Piscinema, Man Ray  American, Film negative
Man Ray
1946
Lise Deharme en dame de pique, Man Ray  American, Gelatin silver print
Man Ray
1931
Femme Portative, Portable Woman, Man Ray  American, Pen and india ink on paper
Man Ray
1937
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