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Marcel Duchamp etc.
Various signed ephemera
Estimate
$10,000–15,000
Live 23 April, 3 PM ET
A group of 15 publications and photocopies signed by Marcel Duchamp, at the request of his lawyer and friend, Joseph Solomon, 14 contained within a black cloth-lined clamshell box.
all S. various sizes
box 13 1/2 x 18 x 2 3/4 in. (34.3 x 45.7 x 7 cm)
box 13 1/2 x 18 x 2 3/4 in. (34.3 x 45.7 x 7 cm)
All signed in blue ink.
1. Some French Moderns Says McBride, layout by Rrose Sélavy [Marcel Duchamp], 1922, full photographic facsimile of original publication, three-ring plastic binder with 22 gelatin silver prints, 12 ½ x 11 ¾ x 11 5/8 in. (31.8 x 29.5 cm); signed and inscribed 'for Joseph Solomon Marcel / Duchamp' on cover
2. 1910-1912 / The Climactic Years in Cubism, Jacques Seligmann & Co, New York, 1946, catalogue 14 unnumbered pages, 10 ¾ x 8 ½ in. (27.3 x 21.5 cm); signed 'Marcel Duchamp' under entry for cat. no. 7, Duchamp Nu Descendant un escalier
3. Modern Artists in America: First Series: A Biennial of Art in America for 1951-1952, 200-page book, hardcover, edited by Robert Motherwell, Ad Reinhardt, Bernard Karpel (New York: Wittenborn, 1951), 10 ¼ x 7 ¾ in. (26 x 19. 5 cm); signed 'Marcel Duchamp' above “The Western Conference: Proceedings,” p. 27
4. In Memory of Katherine S. Dreier 1877-1952: In Her Own Collection of Modern Art, Bulletin of the Associates in Fine Arts and Yale University, vol. 20, no. 1 (December 1952), 24 unnumbered pages, 25.4 x 18.5 cm (10 x 7 ¼ inches); signed 'Marcel Duchamp' below Duchamp’s tribute written for the publication
5. RORELSE I KONSTEN, Moderna Musee, Stockholm, 17 May – 3 September, 1961, 39-page catalogue, 23 3/8 x 4 ¼ in. (59 x 10.8 cm); signed and dedicated 'pour Joseph Solomon / Marcel Duchamp' on cover next to Duchamp Bicycle Wheel
6. Wayne State University: Special Convocation, November 29, 1961, 4-page photocopy, Duchamp was presented with an honorary doctorate, (8 ¼ x 5 ¾ in. (21 x 14.5 cm); signed 'Marcel Duchamp' under Duchamp entry
7. Statement composed in honor of Takis, January 16, 1962, small photocopy of letter, 3 ¾ x 2 ¼ inches (9.5 x 5.6 cm); signed 'Marcel Duchamp'
8. Otto Hahn, Entrien [avec] Marcel Duchamp, Paris Express (July 23, 1964), pp. 22-23, newspaper format (entire issue 36 pages), 16 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (42 x 30 cm); signed 'Marcel Duchamp' under name at beginning of article
9. Archipenko, Arp, Balla, Delaunay, Duchamp, Ernst, Farfa, Gontcharova, Janco, Larionov, Man Ray, Miro, Picabia, Richter, Schwitters, Tanguy, Galleria Schwarz, Milan, from October 17, 1964, 18-page catalogue, unpaginated, 9 3/8 x 6 1/8 in. (23.5 x 15.5 cm); signed 'Marcel Duchamp' under Duchamp entry for 1919 (Tzanck Check)
10. Francis Picabia chapeau de paille, 1921, booklet by Georges Auric, Galerie Louis Carré, Paris, November 1964, 18-page catalogue, 11 x 8 ½ in. (28 x 21.5 cm); signed 'Marcel Duchamp' above entry for Marcel Duchamp, p. 10
11. PICABIA, Galleria Schwarz, Milan, May 5 – June 1, 1964, 12-page catalogue, pages unnumbered, 9 3/8 x 6 ½ in. (23.5 x 16.5 cm); signed and dedicated 'pour Joseph Solomon / Marcel Duchamp' above text written by Duchamp for the catalogue
12. NOT SEEN and/or LESS SEEN of/by MARCEL DUCHAMP / RROSE SELVAY 1904-64, Cordier & Ekstrom, New York, January 14 - February 13, 1965, 11 3/8 x 8 5/16 in. (28.5 x 21 cm); signed, inscribed and dedicated 'pour Joseph Solomon / sous le signe de la porte / à la fois ouverte et fermée / Affectueusement / Marcel Duchamp' on title page
13. Typed transcript of a talk delivered by Duchamp to The Tate Gallery during the retrospective exhibition, single-page photocopy, 8 3/8 x 5 in. (20.8 x 12.75 cm); signed 'Marcel Duchamp'
14. Soloists, Cordier & Ekstrom, New York, March 29 – April 23, 1966, exhibition poster, 22 x 17 in. (55.9 x 43.2 cm); signed and dedicated 'pour Joseph Solomon / Marcel Duchamp' in the “Duchamp” square
15. Marcel Duchamp / the Mary Sisler Collection, Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand, April 1967, 22-page catalogue, pages unnumbered, 9 ¾ x 6 3/8 in. (24.8 x 16.2 cm); signed 'Marcel Duchamp' on first page where Duchamp chronology begins
1. Some French Moderns Says McBride, layout by Rrose Sélavy [Marcel Duchamp], 1922, full photographic facsimile of original publication, three-ring plastic binder with 22 gelatin silver prints, 12 ½ x 11 ¾ x 11 5/8 in. (31.8 x 29.5 cm); signed and inscribed 'for Joseph Solomon Marcel / Duchamp' on cover
2. 1910-1912 / The Climactic Years in Cubism, Jacques Seligmann & Co, New York, 1946, catalogue 14 unnumbered pages, 10 ¾ x 8 ½ in. (27.3 x 21.5 cm); signed 'Marcel Duchamp' under entry for cat. no. 7, Duchamp Nu Descendant un escalier
3. Modern Artists in America: First Series: A Biennial of Art in America for 1951-1952, 200-page book, hardcover, edited by Robert Motherwell, Ad Reinhardt, Bernard Karpel (New York: Wittenborn, 1951), 10 ¼ x 7 ¾ in. (26 x 19. 5 cm); signed 'Marcel Duchamp' above “The Western Conference: Proceedings,” p. 27
4. In Memory of Katherine S. Dreier 1877-1952: In Her Own Collection of Modern Art, Bulletin of the Associates in Fine Arts and Yale University, vol. 20, no. 1 (December 1952), 24 unnumbered pages, 25.4 x 18.5 cm (10 x 7 ¼ inches); signed 'Marcel Duchamp' below Duchamp’s tribute written for the publication
5. RORELSE I KONSTEN, Moderna Musee, Stockholm, 17 May – 3 September, 1961, 39-page catalogue, 23 3/8 x 4 ¼ in. (59 x 10.8 cm); signed and dedicated 'pour Joseph Solomon / Marcel Duchamp' on cover next to Duchamp Bicycle Wheel
6. Wayne State University: Special Convocation, November 29, 1961, 4-page photocopy, Duchamp was presented with an honorary doctorate, (8 ¼ x 5 ¾ in. (21 x 14.5 cm); signed 'Marcel Duchamp' under Duchamp entry
7. Statement composed in honor of Takis, January 16, 1962, small photocopy of letter, 3 ¾ x 2 ¼ inches (9.5 x 5.6 cm); signed 'Marcel Duchamp'
8. Otto Hahn, Entrien [avec] Marcel Duchamp, Paris Express (July 23, 1964), pp. 22-23, newspaper format (entire issue 36 pages), 16 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (42 x 30 cm); signed 'Marcel Duchamp' under name at beginning of article
9. Archipenko, Arp, Balla, Delaunay, Duchamp, Ernst, Farfa, Gontcharova, Janco, Larionov, Man Ray, Miro, Picabia, Richter, Schwitters, Tanguy, Galleria Schwarz, Milan, from October 17, 1964, 18-page catalogue, unpaginated, 9 3/8 x 6 1/8 in. (23.5 x 15.5 cm); signed 'Marcel Duchamp' under Duchamp entry for 1919 (Tzanck Check)
10. Francis Picabia chapeau de paille, 1921, booklet by Georges Auric, Galerie Louis Carré, Paris, November 1964, 18-page catalogue, 11 x 8 ½ in. (28 x 21.5 cm); signed 'Marcel Duchamp' above entry for Marcel Duchamp, p. 10
11. PICABIA, Galleria Schwarz, Milan, May 5 – June 1, 1964, 12-page catalogue, pages unnumbered, 9 3/8 x 6 ½ in. (23.5 x 16.5 cm); signed and dedicated 'pour Joseph Solomon / Marcel Duchamp' above text written by Duchamp for the catalogue
12. NOT SEEN and/or LESS SEEN of/by MARCEL DUCHAMP / RROSE SELVAY 1904-64, Cordier & Ekstrom, New York, January 14 - February 13, 1965, 11 3/8 x 8 5/16 in. (28.5 x 21 cm); signed, inscribed and dedicated 'pour Joseph Solomon / sous le signe de la porte / à la fois ouverte et fermée / Affectueusement / Marcel Duchamp' on title page
13. Typed transcript of a talk delivered by Duchamp to The Tate Gallery during the retrospective exhibition, single-page photocopy, 8 3/8 x 5 in. (20.8 x 12.75 cm); signed 'Marcel Duchamp'
14. Soloists, Cordier & Ekstrom, New York, March 29 – April 23, 1966, exhibition poster, 22 x 17 in. (55.9 x 43.2 cm); signed and dedicated 'pour Joseph Solomon / Marcel Duchamp' in the “Duchamp” square
15. Marcel Duchamp / the Mary Sisler Collection, Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand, April 1967, 22-page catalogue, pages unnumbered, 9 ¾ x 6 3/8 in. (24.8 x 16.2 cm); signed 'Marcel Duchamp' on first page where Duchamp chronology begins