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[Marcel Duchamp] -- Robert Lebel
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4,000 - 6,000 USD
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- [Marcel Duchamp] -- Robert Lebel
- Eau et Gaz a tous les étages - Sur Marcel Duchamp. Paris, Editions Trianon, 1959.
- ink and paper
First edition. 4to (12 1/4 x 9 1/4 in; 310 x 235 mm). N° 75 of 110 copies on Crèvecoeur d'Arches-Marais paper, signed by Marcel Duchamp and Robert Lebel.
The volume comprises:
- colored plate of 'Le Grand verre', mounted under acetate on a hinged panel with a magnetic catch; internally rippled as usual.
- plate of La mariée mise à nu par ses célibataires, même ('The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even'), unsigned. Accidentally folded.
- orange paper hand-torn collage of 'Self-Portrait in Profile' mounted on black velvet, signed by Duchamp "Marcel Dechiravit" and stamped number 75
- numerous illustrations (some color, some tipped-in).
Loose as issued in original wrappers and housed in original brick-colored solander box, lined with reproductions of manuscripts and sketches, upper cover with mounted blue and white pochoir 'readymade' plaque "Eau & gaz à tous les étages," initialled by the artist in white ink.
The volume comprises:
- colored plate of 'Le Grand verre', mounted under acetate on a hinged panel with a magnetic catch; internally rippled as usual.
- plate of La mariée mise à nu par ses célibataires, même ('The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even'), unsigned. Accidentally folded.
- orange paper hand-torn collage of 'Self-Portrait in Profile' mounted on black velvet, signed by Duchamp "Marcel Dechiravit" and stamped number 75
- numerous illustrations (some color, some tipped-in).
Loose as issued in original wrappers and housed in original brick-colored solander box, lined with reproductions of manuscripts and sketches, upper cover with mounted blue and white pochoir 'readymade' plaque "Eau & gaz à tous les étages," initialled by the artist in white ink.
Literature
Schwarz 349
Condition
Le Grand verre: mounted under acetate on a hinged panel with a magnetic catch; internally rippled as usual.
La mariée mise à nu par ses célibataires, même ('The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even'), unsigned. Accidentally folded.
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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
Eau et Gaz à tous les étages is Duchamp's first catalogue raisonné, with one of his trade-mark ready-made on the cover.