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Facile

Author Paul Eluard French
Man Ray American
Publisher Editions G.L.M, Paris French
1935
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Facile
  • Author: Paul Eluard (French, Saint-Denis 1895–1952 Charenton-le-Pont)
  • Artist: Man Ray (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1890–1976 Paris)
  • Publisher: Editions G.L.M, Paris
  • Date: 1935
  • Medium: Book and solarized photograph
  • Edition: one of 25
  • Dimensions: Book: 9 3/4 × 8 × 3/4 in. (24.8 × 20.3 × 1.9 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Photographs
  • Credit Line: Bluff Collection, Promised Gift of John A. Pritzker
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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