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Man Scanning the Distance by Colin Self — VisualArtsDB

Man Scanning the Distance

Man Scanning the Distance

1983

Medium: Concrete and binoculars
Dimensions: object: 470 x 430 x 440 mm, 36.4 kg
Museum: Tate

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