Marcel Duchamp - Modern and Contemporary Editions New York Wednesday, May 21, 2008 | Phillips

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  • Literature

    Arturo Schawarz 641

  • Catalogue Essay

    The loose suite of clear acetates showing details of the 'transparent shadows' cast by the Readymades Bicycle Wheel (S. 278), 1913 and Bottle Dryer (S. 306), 1914.  See image of acetates illustrated with a black background.

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Suite of Transparent Shadows

1967
The complete deluxe set of 16 bound screenprints on wove paper for Marcel Duchamp ou le château de la pureté by Octavio Paz (with text and bound) and includes a separate loose suite of 16 screenprints printed in white on clear acetate,  
9 5/8 x 7 3/16 in. (24.4 x 18.3 cm).
signed in ink by Duchamp and Paz, numbered '81' of 100 (the first 100 contained the extra suite, the total edition was 606), published by Éditions Claude Givaudan, Paris, in very good condition, book and portfolio in original black cardboard slipcase (minor wear)

Estimate
$5,000 - 8,000 

Sold for $13,750

Modern and Contemporary Editions

21 May 2008, 2pm
New York