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MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)
French Military Paper
signed, dated and inscribed '(From) Marcel Duchamp 1918.' (lower left)
Readymade: typed note, pen and black and red ink and pencil on paper
9 7/8 x 8 1/2 in. (25 x 21.5 cm.)
Executed in New York in 1918
Provenance
Pierre de Massot, Paris, probably a gift from the artist, circa 1921.
Pierre André Benoit, Alès, France, until at least 1967.
Galerie Tarica, Paris, circa 1970.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owners, circa 1970.
Literature
A. Schwarz, The Complete Works of Marcel Duchamp New York, 1970, no. 250, p. 469 (illustrated).
A. Schwarz, The Complete Works of Marcel Duchamp vol. II, New York, 2000, no. 352, p. 657 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Zurich, Kunsthaus Zürich, DADA: Ausstellung zum 50-jährigen Jubiläum, October - November 1966, no. 42, p. 69 (titled 'Ready-made ohne Titel'); this exhibition later travelled to Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, November 1966 - January 1967.
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Jacqueline Matisse Monnier and the Association Marcel Duchamp have confirmed the authenticity of this work.