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La Maison

1931
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: La Maison
  • Artist: Man Ray (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1890–1976 Paris)
  • Patron: Commissioned by La Compagnie parisienne de distribution d'électricité (French, 1907–1946)
  • Binder: G. Gauché (French, active 20th century)
  • Author: Pierre Bost (French, Lasalle, Gard 1901–1975 Paris)
  • Date: 1931
  • Medium: Photogravure
  • Dimensions: Image: 10 1/4 × 8 1/16 in. (26 × 20.5 cm)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Gift of Joyce F. Menschel, 2013
  • Object Number: 2013.1098.13 (7)
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs
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