Jeune Fille
Material: Handwoven wool tapestry by Atelier 3, Paris.
Serial: edition/6
Dimensions: 2 × 1.5 m (78×59 in.)
Project date: 1913 (from the Revolving Doors series)
Weaving date: c. 1975
Rare colorful tapestries, on display in our New York showroom
Modern Masters Tapestries exclusive with Atelier 3.
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Man Ray “Jeune Fille” Tapestry
The Modern Masters Tapestries is proud to unveil “Jeune fille”, a captivating tapestry intricately woven after the visionary works of Man Ray. A trailblazer of the Dada and Surrealist movements, Man Ray consistently challenged artistic boundaries, using abstraction, symbolism, and visual poetry to probe the depths of perception. In “Jeune fille”, a quiet intensity emerges—a female figure distilled into forms that are both abstract and deeply evocative. The tapestry invites viewers into a dreamlike space where identity is not fixed, but suggested through curves, contrasts, and negative space. Every thread reflects Man Ray’s nuanced exploration of the human form, imbued with mystery, elegance, and surreal tension.
Woven in collaboration with the acclaimed Atelier 3 Workshop, “Jeune fille” translates Man Ray’s artistic language into a tactile, immersive experience. The workshop’s expert artisans have rendered the composition with exceptional fidelity and depth, allowing the original image to take on new resonance in the woven medium. The result is not only a visually striking work of art, but a sensorial encounter with Man Ray’s vision—where texture, shadow, and form converge. “Jeune fille” stands as a moving tribute to Man Ray’s ability to transform the figurative into the symbolic, and the symbolic into something timeless.
Revolving Doors Series
“Jeune fille” also finds conceptual echoes in Man Ray’s Revolving Doors series—a collection of ten abstract collages from the 1910s that explore transition, perception, and transformation. These works, celebrated for their geometric elegance and rhythmic motion, use shape and color as metaphors for psychological and emotional states. Each collage functions like a portal—an invitation to pass through and view the familiar in unfamiliar ways.
This spirit is present in “Jeune fille”, whose layered composition and sculptural softness suggest movement, introspection, and metamorphosis. The interplay between presence and absence, form and void, recalls the visual language of the Revolving Doors series. In bridging these two bodies of work—one from Man Ray’s early career, the other reimagined in thread—”Jeune fille” extends the legacy of Surrealist abstraction into the rich tradition of tapestry, affirming the continued relevance of Man Ray’s radical artistic vision.
Detailed information
Man Ray “Jeune Fille” Tapestry
The Modern Masters Tapestries is proud to unveil “Jeune fille”, a captivating tapestry intricately woven after the visionary works of Man Ray. A trailblazer of the Dada and Surrealist movements, Man Ray consistently challenged artistic boundaries, using abstraction, symbolism, and visual poetry to probe the depths of perception. In “Jeune fille”, a quiet intensity emerges—a female figure distilled into forms that are both abstract and deeply evocative. The tapestry invites viewers into a dreamlike space where identity is not fixed, but suggested through curves, contrasts, and negative space. Every thread reflects Man Ray’s nuanced exploration of the human form, imbued with mystery, elegance, and surreal tension.
Woven in collaboration with the acclaimed Atelier 3 Workshop, “Jeune fille” translates Man Ray’s artistic language into a tactile, immersive experience. The workshop’s expert artisans have rendered the composition with exceptional fidelity and depth, allowing the original image to take on new resonance in the woven medium. The result is not only a visually striking work of art, but a sensorial encounter with Man Ray’s vision—where texture, shadow, and form converge. “Jeune fille” stands as a moving tribute to Man Ray’s ability to transform the figurative into the symbolic, and the symbolic into something timeless.
Revolving Doors Series
“Jeune fille” also finds conceptual echoes in Man Ray’s Revolving Doors series—a collection of ten abstract collages from the 1910s that explore transition, perception, and transformation. These works, celebrated for their geometric elegance and rhythmic motion, use shape and color as metaphors for psychological and emotional states. Each collage functions like a portal—an invitation to pass through and view the familiar in unfamiliar ways.
This spirit is present in “Jeune fille”, whose layered composition and sculptural softness suggest movement, introspection, and metamorphosis. The interplay between presence and absence, form and void, recalls the visual language of the Revolving Doors series. In bridging these two bodies of work—one from Man Ray’s early career, the other reimagined in thread—”Jeune fille” extends the legacy of Surrealist abstraction into the rich tradition of tapestry, affirming the continued relevance of Man Ray’s radical artistic vision.
