Lot Essay
German title in the Distler catalogue 'Verwandlungskünstler' which translates as 'transformation visual artist'.
Details
A rare Distler clockwork 'The Cranopolitan Joe'
Cat.Ref.601, lithographed tinplate gentleman in yellow striped suit with red lifting top hat revealing three different cariacature national likenesses --9in. (23cm.) high, late 1920s (E)
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Cat.Ref.601, lithographed tinplate gentleman in yellow striped suit with red lifting top hat revealing three different cariacature national likenesses --9in. (23cm.) high, late 1920s (E)
See Colour Plate and Detail
Literature
See Die Anderren Nürenberger, Vol.1, p.386.