Live Auction 15930Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper
Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)
Lot 107 THE PROPERTY OF A SWEDISH COLLECTOR

Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)

Self-Portrait in Profile

Closed21 June 2018

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GBP 22,500

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Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)
Self-Portrait in Profile
signed, dated, numbered and inscribed '21/25 Marcel déchirant pour Ulf 1963' (lower centre)
paper collage with silver paint on paper
8 3/8 x 6 7/8 in. (21.4 x 17.4 cm.)
Conceived in 1957 and hand-torn by the artist in 1963 in an edition of 25

Galerie Burén, Stockholm, by whom acquired directly from the artist in 1963.
Private collection, Stockholm, by whom acquired from the above in the 1960s.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2003.

Specialist note

Jacqueline Matisse Monnier and the Association Marcel Duchamp have confirmed the authenticity of this work.

This work is accompanied by Ulf Linde's Marcel Duchamp book, published by the Galerie Burén, Stockholm, in 1963. A luxury edition of 25 was produced, and each book was accompanied by a signed original hand-torn Self-Portrait in Profile by Duchamp. Each work was made with a different paper, the present lot is number 21/25.