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Le Monde

Photogravure
1931 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black and white photogravure of the moon and a light switch on an electric wire.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleLe Monde (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Photogravure.
Brief description
Black and white photogravure, 'Le Monde' (image of moon and light switch on electric wire), from the 'Eléctricité' portfolio by Man Ray, published by Compagnie Parisienne de Distribution de l'Elétricité, Paris, 1931.
Physical description
Black and white photogravure of the moon and a light switch on an electric wire.
Dimensions
  • Height: 260mm
  • Width: 205mm
Copy number
155/500
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support and the Friends of the V&A
Production
From the 'Eléctricité' portfolio.
Bibliographic reference
Burbidge, Ben (ed) Revelations: Experiments in Photography London: MACK, 2015. ISBN: 9781907946455
Collection
Accession number
E.1652-2001

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Record createdAugust 7, 2002
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