Gala, born Elena Ivanovna Diakonova on September 7, 1894, in Kazan (Russian Empire) and died on June 10, 1982, in Portlligat (Spain), was a Russian figure known for having been successively the wife of Paul Éluard, the lover of Max Ernst, and finally the wife and muse of Salvador Dalí.
Unknown photographer. Gala 1920s
Unknown photographer. Gala 1920s
Unknown photographer. Gala 1920s
Unknown photographer. Gala 1920s
Man Ray. Nush Éluard 1935
Man Ray. Nush Éluard 1935
Man Ray. Nusch Eluard’s hands, advertising photography 1935
Man Ray. Nusch Eluard’s hands, advertising photography 1935
Jacques-Henri Lartigue. Renée Perle 1931
Man Ray. Nush and Paul Eluard 1936
Man Ray. Juliet 1950
The Marchesa Luisa Casati was a major figure in early 20th-century European society. She left her mark on her time with her extravagance, her theatrical appearance, and her taste for the occult; giving large, lavish masked balls, she rubbed shoulders with both high society and avant-garde artists. Her eccentricities and beauty forged her reputation as a femme fatale and contributed to her celebrity. She became a legend among her contemporaries, notably by hosting the Ballets Russes. She amazed the audience by walking with cheetahs on leashes and wearing live snakes as jewelry.
Man Ray. The Marchesa Luisa Casati 1922
Man Ray. The Marchesa Luisa Casati 1922
Man Ray. The Marchesa Luisa Casati 1922
Atelier Nadar. The dancer Cléo de Mérode 1894
Man Ray. The actress Génica Athanasiou 1925
Man Ray. The actress Génica Athanasiou 1925
Man Ray. The actress Génica Athanasiou 1930
Man Ray. The actress Génica Athanasiou 1928
Man Ray. The actress Génica Athanasiou 1928
Man Ray. The actress Génica Athanasiou 1921
Man Ray. The actress Génica Athanasiou 1921
Man Ray. The actress Génica Athanasiou 1921
Man Ray. The actress Génica Athanasiou 1930
Man Ray. The actress Génica Athanasiou 1930
Man Ray. Suicide, Kiki de Montparnasse 1928
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard 1930
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard 1934
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard 1934
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard 1934
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard 1934
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard 1934
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard, suicide 1931
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard 1932
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard 1934
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard 1934
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard 1932
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard as a nun 1931. Solarization
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard as a nun 1931. Solarization
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard as a nun 1931. Solarization
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard as a nun 1931
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard as a nun 1931
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard as a nun 1931
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard 1932
Man Ray. The bracelets, Jacqueline Goddard 1931
Man Ray. The bracelets, Jacqueline Goddard 1931
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard 1935
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard 1935
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard 1935
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard 1935
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard 1931
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard 1930
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard 1930
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard 1930
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard 1930
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard 1930
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard 1930
Man Ray. Jacqueline Goddard 1935
Jacques-Henri Lartigue. Renée Perle wearing a silk pajama 1931
Jacques-Henri Lartigue. Renée Perle 1931
Jacques-Henri Lartigue. Renée Perle by the window 1930
Man Ray. Lee Miller and an unidentified woman 1930
Man Ray. Lee Miller 1930
Man Ray. Lee Miller 1930
Man Ray. Kiki de Montparnasse 1926
Man Ray. Kiki de Montparnasse 1926
Man Ray. Kiki de Montparnasse 1924
Man Ray.Kiki de Montparnasse in Ballet mécanique directed by Fernand Léger in 1924
Man Ray. Kiki de Montparnasse et Émilie Carlu derrière le Palais d’Alberto Giacometti 1932
Man Ray. Kiki de Montparnasse 1923
Man Ray. Kiki de Montparnasse wearing hat and leather gazelle scarf 1924
Man Ray. Portrait of Juliet 1948
Jacques-Henri Lartigue. Renée Perle 1930
Jacques-Henri Lartigue. Renée Perle 1931
Jacques-Henri Lartigue. Renée Perle with hat 1930
Valentine Hugo, Nush Éluard, Greta Tzara, André Breton. Exquisite corpse 1930
Valentine Hugo, Nush Éluard, André Breton. Exquisite corpse 1930
Valentine Hugo, Paul and Nush Éluard, André Breton. Exquisite corpse 1930
Valentine Hugo, Nush and Paul Éluard. Exquisite corpse 1931
Valentine Hugo, Nush Éluard, André Breton. Exquisite corpse 1932
Valentine Hugo, Nush Éluard, André Breton. Exquisite corpse 1930
Valentine Hugo, Nush and Paul Éluard, André Breton. Exquisite corpse 1929
Jacques Henri Lartigue. Renée Perle with parasol 1930
Jacques Henri Lartigue. Renée Perle with parasol 1930
Jacques Henri Lartigue. Renée Perle 1931
Valentine Hugo, André Breton, Nush et Paul Éluard. Cadavre exquis vers 1930
André Breton, Nush Éluard, Paul Éluard. Cadavres exquis 1929
Valentine Hugo, André Breton et Nush Éluard. Cadavre exquis 1931
Man Ray. The writer, anti-racist and anti-fascism activist Nancy Cunard 1926
Man Ray. Tête de femme vue en plongée 1930 (Lee Miller)
Lee Miller. Expérimentation d’une photo de mode 1942
Kiki de Montparnasse in The ballet mécanique directed by Fernand Léger in 1924
Kiki de Montparnasse in The ballet mécanique directed by Fernand Léger in 1924
« … sois assurée que je n’ai aucune femme en amitié, et que toute mon âme t’appartient…
Je suis déjà mort et je ne comprends plus le mal que je me suis donné pour des choses qui me sont si indifférentes maintenant…
Toi qui me donnes des jouissances si élevées, si ardentes, près de toi, mon âme existe avec force et, dans sa fureur d’amour…
Il a fallu que je te connaisse et tout a pris une vie inconnue, ma terne existence a flambé dans un feu de joie…
Merci car c’est à toi que je dois toute la part de ciel que j’ai eue dans ma vie… » (Lettre d’Auguste Rodin à Camille Claudel)
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