Lot 228
  • 228

Duchamp, Marcel

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
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Description

  • Marcel Duchamp
  • VIEW. The Modern Magazine. Marcel Duchamp Number, Series V, n° 1. New York, In-4, couverture illustrée de Marcel Duchamp et cartonnage bradel de l’éditeur pour les exemplaires de luxe.
  • ink on paper
NUMERO SPÉCIAL DE LA REVUE VIEW entièrement CONSACRÉ À L’OEUVRE DE MARCEL DUCHAMP, contenant des articles d’André Breton, Charles-Henry Ford, Nicolas Calas, Gabrielle Buffet… illustré de nombreuses reproductions d’oeuvres de Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Tanguy, Max Ernst, Matta, Joseph Cornell, etc.

Le nom de Marcel Duchamp figure sur l’étiquette de la bouteille de vin illustrant la couverture.



UN DES 100 EXEMPLAIRES DE LUXE COMPORTANT LE READY-MADE « PHARMACIE », REHAUSSÉ À L’AQUARELLE, SIGNÉ ET JUSTIFIÉ (97/100) par MARCEL DUCHAMP, daté 1945 et dont la page de garde est revêtue d’un grand nombre de SIGNATURES AUTOGRAPHES, parmi lesquelles celles d’ANDRÉ BRETON, YVES TANGUY, MAX ERNST, MAN RAY, ETC.

Condition

Good condition First plate of the cover very slightly rubbed on the corners. Top edge of the second plate of the cover slightly faded and also slightly rubbed on the corners Some tears on the top edge (certainly due to the person who cut the copy), without lack of text on 7 pages (p. 1-2, p. 7-8, p. 9-10, p. 15-16, p. 17-18, p. 19-20, p. 23-24)
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