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MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)
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MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)

An Original Revolutionary Faucet: Mirrorical Return

Closed25 October 2018

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MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)
An Original Revolutionary Faucet: Mirrorical Return
etching in black and red, on Rives handmade paper, 1964, signed and dated in pencil, numbered 82/100 (there were also 15 proofs on various Japon papers), published by Galleria Schwarz, Milan, with margins, in very good condition, framed
Image: 7 1/16 x 5½ in. (180 x 140 mm.)
Sheet: 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (251 x 200 mm.)

Specialist note

The image depicts the urinal (found randomly in a New York City street) which Duchamp appropriated, signed "R. Mutt", and submitted to the first exhibition of the Society of the Independents in 1917, under the title "Fountain." The work was rejected by the exhibition's jury, causing a great stir.

The Association Marcel Duchamp have confirmed the authenticity of this work.