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Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)
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Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)

Morceaux choisis d'après Ingres II

Closed21 September 2016

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Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)
Morceaux choisis d'après Ingres II
etching with aquatint, 1968, on cream Japon nacré paper, signed in pencil, numbered 17/30, an impression of the second, final state, published by Arturo Schwarz, Milan, 1968, the full sheet, with deckle edges above, below and at right, small tape stains in the sheet corners, otherwise in good condition, framed
Plate 345 x 236 mm., Sheet 505 x 325 mm.

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

Specialist note

This etching is based on figures from two paintings by Ingres: the woman from The Turkish Bath, the man from Oedipus and the Sphinx. It was published as part of the additional suite of nine etchings on the theme of lovers for the deluxe edition of Arturo Schwarz' book The Large Glass and Related Works, vol. 2, Milan, 1968.

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