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DUCHAMP, Marcel (1887-1968)

Lot 164
05.07.2023 13:00UTC +01:00
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€ 17 640
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 991153
Lot 164 | DUCHAMP, Marcel (1887-1968)
Estimate value
€ 8 000 – 12 000
DUCHAMP, Marcel (1887-1968)
La Mariée mise à nu par ses célibataires même (Boîte verte). Paris : Éditions Rrose Sélavy, 1934.
Exemplaire complet, dans son emboîtage d'éditeur. Dès 1912, Duchamp travaille à la réalisation de La Mariée mise à nu par ses célibataires, même (ou le Grand Verre) et rassemble notes, esquisses et schémas documentant la genèse de l'oeuvre. Quelque vingt ans plus tard, il réunit dans une Boîte verte des reproductions de ces documents, sans ordre défini, laissant le lecteur libre de parcourir son processus de création au hasard des éléments piochés dans la boîte. Y. Peyré, Peinture et Poésie, le dialogue par le livre, pp.129-132 ; A Century of Artists Books, p. 140 ; Schwarz, nº 435.

“Cette Boîte verte est l'une des expressions les plus vrillantes du dialogue. Duchamp a mis en place un mouvement infini, lui, qui a été l'un des rares à reformuler les attentes de l'art, à en questionner les apories, oblige le livre et singulièrement le livre de dialogue, puisque le contenu de La Mariée est un livre aléatoire où l'image sans cesse relaie le mot, où la phrase à tout instant relance le croquis. [...] La Boîte verte est un prodige, un miracle, une rédemption et un émerveillement qui porte vers toujours plus de songe." (Yves Peyré)

Édition originale. Tirage limité à 320 exemplaires, celui-ci n° 59, signé par l’artiste à l’intérieur de l’emboîtage (signature peu lisible, date illisible). 93 fac-similés de documents de différents formats et une planche en couleurs. Emboîtage en daim vert de l’éditeur (333 x 282 mm).

L'authenticité de cette œuvre a été confirmée par l'Association Marcel Duchamp. Un certificat sera remis à l'acquéreur.

Complete copy of the green box with the 93 facsimiles and the color plate, in the publisher's green suede box.
Place of origin:France
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