Several things, but mostly Man Ray’s status as a major figure in 20th century art. I’m not sure Weston, Adams etc. will ever (?) be broadly thought of in that way because they were just photographers (on top of that, their influence never extended beyond photography).

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Compare this to the current Christie’s auction of AA and both Weston’s original prints. It ends on the 24th and expected selling ranges are a pittance compared to this.

Why the drastic disparity?