Man Ray (American, 1890-1976). Jane Clark, circa 1937. Solarized gelatin silver. 9 x 7 inches (22.9 x 17.8 cm). Signed i...

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Man Ray (American, 1890-1976)
Jane Clark, circa 1937
Solarized gelatin silver
9 x 7 inches (22.9 x 17.8 cm)
Signed in pencil and inscribed 'For dearest Olive + Cyril / Jane' in ink mount recto; stamped with the photographer's '40 Rue Denfert-Rochereau' stamp on verso.

Elizabeth Winifred "Jane" Martin (1902-1976) married Sir Kenneth MacKenzie Clark [Baron Clark of Saltwood], the well-known art-historian in 1927. They had met in 1925 while both were students at Oxford. She was known for her lavish entertaining and was president of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers. Their social circle included most of the well-known artists, writers and politicians of the day. In later life she suffered from alcoholism and, though looked after by Clark, she died at the age of 74.


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