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Astrolabe by 
																	Man Ray

Man Ray

( American, 1890 - 1976 )

Astrolabe

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LOT DETAILS

Materials:

brass, copper, painted steel and magnifying glass

Measurements:

25.39 in. (64.50 cm.) (height)

Edition:

1 of 10

Description:

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Markings:

inscribed Man Ray, titled, inscribed It's a small world (Hang at eye level, look through glass) and numbered 1/10

Literature:

Man Ray, . Ogetti d'affezione , Turin, 1970, fig. 88, original object illustrated. Arturo Schwarz, Man Ray, The Rigour of Imagination , London, 1977, no. 345, original object illustrated p. 220 . Jean-Hubert Martin, Rosalind Krauss & Brigitte Hermann, Man Ray: Objets de mon affection. Sculptures et objets catalogue raisonné , Paris, 1983, no. 125, original object illustrated p. 100

Provenance:

Private Collection, Milan. Sale: Aste Boetto, Genova, 21st April 2015, lot 177 . Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

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