Marcel Duchamp
Le Surréalisme en 1947 (Prière de Toucher)
Found at
Bonhams,
New York
Impressionist & Modern Art, Lot 35
16. May - 16. May 2024
Impressionist & Modern Art, Lot 35
16. May - 16. May 2024
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW YORK
MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)
Le Surréalisme en 1947 (Prière de Toucher), 1947
Book with collage of foam rubber, pigment, velvet, and cardboard adhered to removable cover, ink stamped '5' on the justification page, from the deluxe edition of 950, edited by André Breton, published by Pierre à Feu / Maeght Editeur, Paris, printed by Mourlot, Paris, with original slipcase.
Cover (unfolded): 9 7/16 x 17 11/16 x 2 in (24 x 45 x 5.1 cm)
Arnold Herstand Collection, Minneapolis. | Thence by descent to the previous owner. | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2009. | Literature | R. Lebel, Marcel Duchamp, New York, 1959, no. 191 (another version illustrated p. 175). | P. Cabanne, The Brothers Duchamp, Jacques Villon, Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Marcel Duchamp, New York, 1976, p. 253 (another version illustrated). | M. Gibson, Duchamp Dada, Paris, 1991, no. 298 (another version illustrated p. 232). | P. Hulten (ed.), Marcel Duchamp: Work and Life, Boston, 1993, no. 1:3 (another version illustrated p. 147). | F. Naumann, Marcel Duchamp, The Art of Making Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, New York, 1999, no. 6.23
MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)
Le Surréalisme en 1947 (Prière de Toucher), 1947
Book with collage of foam rubber, pigment, velvet, and cardboard adhered to removable cover, ink stamped '5' on the justification page, from the deluxe edition of 950, edited by André Breton, published by Pierre à Feu / Maeght Editeur, Paris, printed by Mourlot, Paris, with original slipcase.
Cover (unfolded): 9 7/16 x 17 11/16 x 2 in (24 x 45 x 5.1 cm)
Arnold Herstand Collection, Minneapolis. | Thence by descent to the previous owner. | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2009. | Literature | R. Lebel, Marcel Duchamp, New York, 1959, no. 191 (another version illustrated p. 175). | P. Cabanne, The Brothers Duchamp, Jacques Villon, Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Marcel Duchamp, New York, 1976, p. 253 (another version illustrated). | M. Gibson, Duchamp Dada, Paris, 1991, no. 298 (another version illustrated p. 232). | P. Hulten (ed.), Marcel Duchamp: Work and Life, Boston, 1993, no. 1:3 (another version illustrated p. 147). | F. Naumann, Marcel Duchamp, The Art of Making Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, New York, 1999, no. 6.23
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