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Marcel Duchamp, Certificat de Lecture
Marcel Duchamp, Certificat de Lecture

Lot 744

Marcel Duchamp, 1887-1968 (FR)

Certificat de Lecture, 1964

Colour lithograph on Japan paper.
H 320 mm W 455 mm.

16/41. Signed. (Frame).

Exhibitions:
Larkin Erdmann Gallery, Zurich, Marcel Duchamp Non-Artist, 22. September - 23. November 2023;
Cahiers d'Art Paris, Marcel Duchamp, 18. Januar – 16. März 2024.

Expertise:
Marcel Duchamp Association, Paris, 27. März 2024.

Literature:
Arturo Schwarz. The Complete Works of Marcel Duchamp, New York 1970, page 832, No. 592;
Francis M. Naumann. Marcel Duchamp The Art of Making Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, New York 1999, page 236, No. 8.45, illustration of another copy;
Exhibition catalogue. Bigi Art Space, Marcel Duchamp Graphics, Kyoto 1991, No. 95, Illustration on page 76;
Exhibition catalogue. Larkin Erdmann Gallery, Marcel Duchamp Non-Artist, Brügge 2023, page 116, No. 46.

Annotation:

The print appeared in Arturo Schwarz's book "Il reale assoluto", alongside prints by Duchamp and Man Ray. There were 41 deluxe editions, of which numbers 2 to 11 contained two prints by each artist, one in pink and one in bistre.

*CHF1'200 / 1'800
*EUR1'200 / 1'900
*USD1'500 / 2'200