Le Violon d’Ingres

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Le Violon d’Ingres is a famous 1924 surrealist photograph by Man Ray depicting a nude woman whose back is painted with f-holes to resemble a violin, symbolizing the fusion of body and musical instrument.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf photograph
artForm black-and-white photography
artisticTheme eroticism
fusion of body and musical instrument
metaphor for artistic muse
objectification of the female body
visual pun
collection J. Paul Getty Museum NERFINISHED
color black and white
copyrightStatus under copyright in many jurisdictions
countryOfOrigin France
creator Man Ray NERFINISHED
creatorNationality American
creatorResidenceAtTime Paris NERFINISHED
depicts Kiki de Montparnasse NERFINISHED
f-holes painted on back
female back
nude woman
describedAs iconic image of Surrealism
one of Man Ray’s most famous photographs
genre Surrealism NERFINISHED
hasEffectOn history of photography
surrealist visual culture
hasPart cropped composition focusing on back
painted violin f-holes
turban on model’s head
inception 1924
inspiredBy Ingres’s odalisque paintings
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres NERFINISHED
locationCreated Paris NERFINISHED
medium gelatin silver print
model Kiki de Montparnasse NERFINISHED
movement Surrealism
notableFor combination of photography and painting
erotic surrealist imagery
innovative use of body as object
notableWorkOf Man Ray NERFINISHED
partOf Man Ray’s photographic oeuvre
relatedConcept visual pun on the phrase “violon d’Ingres”
relatedPhrase violon d’Ingres NERFINISHED
relatedPhraseMeaning hobby or secondary passion
symbolizes artist’s pastime or hobby
woman as musical instrument
titleLanguage French
titleTranslation Ingres’s Violin NERFINISHED

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Man Ray notableWork Le Violon d’Ingres