Man Ray
Janine Kahn, 1923
Signed 'Man Ray' and annotated 'Paris' (lower right); stamped with the photographer's credits 'MAN RAY 31 bis, Rue Campagne Première Paris' and annotated 'Col. Janine' and 'J' (on the verso)
Vintage silver print
27.9 by 22.9 cm (11 by 9 in.)
69043
© Man Ray 2015 Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY / ADAGP, Paris 2023
Janine Kahn (French, 1903 - 1972) was associated with the Surrealist movement in the 1920s through her sister Simone, who was married to André Breton from 1921-1931. In 1928, she...
Janine Kahn (French, 1903 - 1972) was associated with the Surrealist movement in the 1920s through her sister Simone, who was married to André Breton from 1921-1931. In 1928, she married Raymond Queneau, a poet and novelist who had been associated with the Surrealists since 1924. Their son, Jean-Marie Queneau, went on to become a painter. She is the subject of several portraits by Man Ray from the 1920s.