MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968) - photo 1
MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968) - photo 2
MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968) - photo 3
MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968) - photo 4
MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968) - photo 5
MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968) - photo 6
MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968) - photo 7
MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968) - photo 8
MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968) - photo 9

MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)

Lot 20
19.11.2024 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Starting price
$ 2 000 000
To bid, go to the website
CHRISTIE'S
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
Buyer Premiumsee on Website%
ID 1336251
Lot 20 | MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)
Estimate value
$ 2 000 000 – 3 000 000
MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)
In Advance of the Broken Arm
signed and dated ‘Marcel Duchamp 1964’ (on the lower handle); signed, dated, numbered and stamped with title and inscription 'Marcel Duchamp, 1964 1/8 IN ADVANCE OF THE BROKEN ARM, 1915 EDITION GALERIE SCHWARZ, MILAN' (on a copper plate affixed to the handle)
wood and galvanized-iron snow shovel
Height: 51 5/8 in. (131.2 cm.)
Conceived in New York in November 1915; this version executed in 1964




Provenance

Galleria Schwarz, Milan.
Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York.
Joseph Kosuth, New York (acquired from the above).
Gift from the above to the present owners, 2003.



Literature

R. Lebel, Marcel Duchamp, Paris, 1959, pp. 39, 91 and 168, no. 125 (first version illustrated in situ in the artist's studio, pl. 83).
C. Tomkins, The World of Marcel Duchamp, New York, 1966, pp. 38-39 (another version illustrated, p. 39).
A. D'Harnoncourt and K. McShine, eds., Marcel Duchamp, exh. cat., The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1973, pp. 277-278, no. 111 (another version illustrated, p. 277).
J. Clair, Marcel Duchamp: Catalogue raisonné, exh. cat., Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pomidou, Paris, 1977, p. 84, no. 102 (another version illustrated).
C. Tomkins, Duchamp: A Biography, New York, 1996, p. 157.
F.M. Naumann, Marcel Duchamp: The Art of Making Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, New York, 1999, p. 62 (first version illustrated in situ in the artist's New York studio, pp. 62 and 84, figs. 3.2 and 3.39).
A. Schwarz, The Complete Works of Marcel Duchamp, New York, 2000, vol. II, pp. 636-637, no. 332c (other versions illustrated, pp. 636-637; another cast illustrated, p. 367, pl. 118).
A.G. Marquis, Marcel Duchamp: The Bachelor Stripped Bare, Boston, 2002, pp. 124, 217, 260 and 282.
A. Schwarz, "The Philosophy of the Readymade and of its Editions" in J. Mundy, ed., Duchamp, Man Ray and Picabia, exh. cat., Tate Modern, London, 2008, pp. 125-127 (another version illustrated, p. 127).
F.M. Naumann, The Recurrent, Haunting Ghost: Essays on the Art, Life and Legacy of Marcel Duchamp, New York, 2012, pp. 89, 114, 390-391 and 404-407 (illustrated in color, p. 391, fig. 27.12; other versions illustrated, p. 391, figs. 27.9-27.10; first version illustrated in situ in the artist's studio, p. 114, fig. 12.3).
M. Affron, ed., The Essential Duchamp, exh. cat., Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2018, pp. 46, 56, 59 and 142-145 (first version illustrated in situ in the artist's studio, p. 58, fig. 52; another version illustrated in color, p. 143, fig. 152).



Further Details

The Association Marcel Duchamp has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Artist:Marcel Duchamp (1887 - 1968)
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Iron, Wood
Art style:Modern art
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
Auction house category:Sculptures, Statues & Figures
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
Preview
19.11.2024 – 19.11.2024
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Email
4FQ.AYGKAGLUQ@FO3G@
Buyer Premium see on Website
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

More from Creator

MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)
MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)
£10 000
MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)
MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)
$1 500 000
RICHARD HAMILTON (1922-2011) AND MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)
RICHARD HAMILTON (1922-2011) AND MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)
$20 000
MARCEL DUCHAMP
MARCEL DUCHAMP
€1 000
RICHARD HAMILTON (1922-2011) and MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)
RICHARD HAMILTON (1922-2011) and MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)
$20 000
VARIOUS ARTISTS
VARIOUS ARTISTS
$3 000
MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)
MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)
£80 000
MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)
MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)
$5 000

Related terms

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.
?>