Man Ray Photography Cello . In 1925, man ray was one of the first to be included in the surrealist exhibit at the gallerie pierre in paris. Well, for man ray, the famous modernist photographer and painter, it was perhaps a lush combination of the beautiful female form (of kiki de montparnasse) and his vision of the beautiful female form. Sep 08, 2013 · the model kiki de montparnasse was man ray's companion through most of the 1920s and the subject of hundreds of his photographs, including what may be his most famous, le violon d'ingres (1924), in which her curvaceous back is transmogrified into a cello. He was included with works by picasso, jean arp, max ernst, joan miro, and andre masson.