Lot Essay
This work has been authenticated by Mme Jacqueline Matisse Monnier and the Association Marcel Duchamp.
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The Collection of Robert Shapazian
Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)
Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2
Details
Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)
Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2
signed, inscribed and dated 'Dec 37 M Duchamp' (on the stamp)
pochoir-colored reproduction and a French 5-centime revenue stamp
13 3/8 x 7 7/8 in. (34 x 20 cm.)
Executed in 1937.
Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2
signed, inscribed and dated 'Dec 37 M Duchamp' (on the stamp)
pochoir-colored reproduction and a French 5-centime revenue stamp
13 3/8 x 7 7/8 in. (34 x 20 cm.)
Executed in 1937.
Provenance
George Hoyningen-Huene, Los Angeles
Bevan Davies Books, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1982
Bevan Davies Books, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1982
Literature
A. Schwarz, The Complete Works of Marcel Duchamp, vol. II, New York, 1997, p. 745, no. 458 (illustrated).