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Marcel Duchamp
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 EUR
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Description
- Marcel Duchamp
- Couverture-Cigarette (Stripped-Down Cigarette Tobacco)
- signed Marcel Duchamp (on a strip of green paper)
- photograph : silver gelatin print coloured by hand
- 29.9 by 20.2 cm ; 11 3/4 by 7 7/8 in.
Provenance
Georges Hugnet
Myrtille Hugnet, Paris
Timothy Baum, New York (acquired from the above)
Robert Shapazian, Los Angeles (acquired from the above in 1984)
Sale : Christie's, New York, 11th November 2010, lot 127
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Myrtille Hugnet, Paris
Timothy Baum, New York (acquired from the above)
Robert Shapazian, Los Angeles (acquired from the above in 1984)
Sale : Christie's, New York, 11th November 2010, lot 127
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Arturo Schwarz, The Complete Works of Marcel Duchamp, London, 1997, no. 444, illustration of the covers of the deluxe edition of La Septième Face du dé : Poèmes-Découpages p. 733
Condition
This work is in overall good condition. A vintage print heightened with yellow pigment, this work is remarkably un-faded and slightly less red in tone than it appears in the catalogue illustration. The photograph is fixed to the mount at the four corners and the signature is T-hinged to the mount at the upper corners. The right edge of the photograph is slightly irregular. A close inspection reveals a tiny tear in the upper right corner and along the lower right edge. There is a 2mm tear running horizontally from the lower right edge.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."