2143 - Kienholz, Edward. The Opti-Can Royale. Metal object cast in resin, featuring a Fresnel lens, a light bulb, and 1 (of 3) cards with black-and-white photographs, as well as an additional original photograph by Nancy Reddin Kienholz. Hand-signed and numbered on the reverse of the printed and engraved brass plaque. Los Angeles, Gemini G.E.L., 1977. Copy: 25/55. Dimensions (without antenna): 30 x 22 x 15 cm.

Kienholz, Edward. The Opti-Can Royale. Metal object cast in resin, featuring a Fresnel lens, a light bulb, and 1 (of 3) cards with black-and-white photographs, as well as an additional original photograph by Nancy Reddin Kienholz. Hand-signed and numbered on the reverse of the printed and engraved brass plaque. Los Angeles, Gemini G.E.L., 1977. Copy: 25/55. Dimensions (without antenna): 30 x 22 x 15 cm. Gemini 749 (Model No. EdK76-2039). - Of the original three cards featuring six motifs, only the card depicting “German civilians circa 1940” and “Brazilian Indian extermination” on the reverse is present, without the two blank insert cards. The additional insert, bearing Nancy Redding Kienholz’s copyright stamp on the reverse, has slight crease marks, is somewhat stained, and has a tear along the bottom edge. The multiple, which Kienholz cast in epoxy resin, comes with the original cable; the lighting has been tested. - Included: The original “Agreement of Purchase and Sale with Reserved Interest” dated February 18, 1981, signed by Kienholz.