Man RayAmerican, 1890–1976La Maison from the portfolio Electricité
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Where is “La Maison from the portfolio Electricité” now? Collection: The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Not on view at present. Checked September 22, 2026.
New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- The museum
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- Accession number
- 395.1942.4
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- The Museum of Modern Art
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In the life of Man Ray
The whole life1920s
A photography studio: portraits of Paris bohemia
Convinced that he cannot make a living from his art alone, Ray buys a camera and opens a studio; he creates a series of famous photographic portraits of Erik Satie, James Joyce, Gertrude Stein and Jean Cocteau.
1920s
Discovering Eugène Atget with Berenice Abbott
Together with his assistant Berenice Abbott, Ray discovers the photography of Eugène Atget, bringing it to the attention of the Surrealists and a wider public.
1929
An affair with Lee Miller and solarization
Ray begins a love affair with the Surrealist photographer Lee Miller, who is also his photographic assistant; together they reinvent the technique of solarization. Miller leaves him in 1932.
1933–1934
Méret Oppenheim poses nude
The Surrealist artist Méret Oppenheim, known for her fur-covered teacup, poses nude for a well-known series of photographs in which she stands next to a printing press.
