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Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)
Lot 82

Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)

The Top Inscription

Closed21 September 2016

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Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)
The Top Inscription
etching with aquatint, 1965, on cream Japon nacré paper, signed in pencil, numbered 6/30, an impression of the second, final state, published by Arturo Schwarz, Milan, 1967, with wide margins, probably the full sheet, with deckle edges below and at left, a few pinpoint foxmarks, minor tape-stains at the extreme sheet edges, generally in good condition, framed
Plate 157 x 348 mm., Sheet 323 x 505 mm.

Enrico Pedrini Collection, Genoa; then by descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

This etching represents a detail of the Large Glass, 1915-23. It was published as part of the additional suite of etchings for the deluxe edition of Arturo Schwarz' book The Large Glass and Related Works, vol. 1, Milan, 1967.

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Association Marcel Duchamp.