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Description
31" (79 cm.) Standing atop a red-velvet-covered base is a moon-faced dandy with over-sized head of plaster composition,blue glass eyes,and open mouth from which a cigarette holder dangles,and composition hands. An illusion of hair is created from metal and cloth crescent-shaped faux-flames,which are repeated on his shirt and slippers. He holds a monocle in his left hand and a walking stick with moon face hand grip in his right hand.Movements and Music. When cigarette is placed in the holder and lit,his flared-style hair arises,and his eyes and the head itself each move side-to-side. He nods his head,raises his eyebrows and blinks his right eyelid. His left arm lifts the monocle to his face,and his right arm twists the walking stick. At first the Lunar Dandy inhales and then exhales the smoke from his nose,but he inhales again and exhales out both his ears. There are 10 animations and one tune.Michel Marcu,France,1997. Named "Dandy Lunaire fumeur" by the talented artist. Although the whole moon and the crescent moon were a favorite theme of automata from the end of the previous century,Marcu claimed that his inspiration for this piece came directly from the writings of Jules Verne.