Man Ray, 'Glass Tears' (Les Larmes)

Made by Man Ray1932Atlanta, Georgia

A vintage print of Man Ray's 'Glass Tears' — the severed close-up with glass-bead tears that distilled surrealism into a single image. Exhibited from the collection in Tate Modern's 'The Radical Eye' (2016–17) and reproduced in The Guardian's coverage of the show.

Provenance

1932

Photographed by Man Ray, Paris

confirmed

2016

Exhibited at Tate Modern, 'The Radical Eye: Modernist Photography from the Sir Elton John Collection'

confirmed

2026

Digitally preserved in Relic

confirmed

Current Custodian

Sir Elton John

Atlanta, Georgia & Nice, France

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Access Matrix

Digital viewingpublic
Additional photographsby request
Remote video inspectionavailable
Research visitowner approval
Temporary research loancase by_case
Museum exhibition loanavailable
Scientific samplingnot permitted
Commercial licensingcontact owner

Record Metadata

CategoryPhotography

MaterialsGelatin silver print

DimensionsApprox. 23 × 30 cm

ConditionExcellent; archivally mounted

Digital Record

24 high-res images (8,192 × 6,144)

3D Mesh / Photogrammetry

Precise digital measurements

Doc. Score: 93/100Scanned 8/30/2026

Cite this object

Relic Archive. (1932). Man Ray, 'Glass Tears' (Les Larmes) [Object record]. Relic Object RL-1932-007056.