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Duchamp, Marcel
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- ink and paper
“Une NNNNNNNNNNNN de reciFs OSCILL[Entre]”. Autograph manuscript signed and dated ‘Marcel Duchamp 1961’; blue ballpoint ink on paper, 1 page 8vo (8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.; 222 x 160 mm); pasted on black cardboard and framed; formerly folded, tiny tear on upper left corner.
Provenance
Property from the estate of Enrico Donati
Literature
Paul Matisse, Marcel Duchamp: Notes, 2008 (new edition) –Timothy Anglin Burgard, The Surreal World of Enrico Donati, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 2007, n° 70, p. 62
Condition
see catalogue
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Duchamp autograph pun offered to his close friend Enrico Donati and inspired by a Enrico Donati's collection of fossils. For once, an inscription in the lower part of the manuscript explains Duchamp wordplay under a dotted line "tear here"...
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Association Marcel Duchamp.