Lot Essay
Jacqueline Matisse Monnier and the Association Marcel Duchamp have confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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Frames from an Uncompleted Stereoscopic Film
Details
Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) in collaboration with Man Ray (1890-1976)
Frames from an Uncompleted Stereoscopic Film
stamped with the signature 'Marcel Duchamp' and signed by the artist's wife 'Teeny Duchamp' (on a label under glass inside the lid of the box); signed, dated, inscribed and numbered 'MARCEL DUCHAMP in cooperation with MAN RAY: Frames from projected stereoscopic film, 1920 Edition of ten signed and numbered copies printed in 1973 from the original negative COPY NUMBER SEVEN Man Ray' (on a label on the lid of the box)
stereoscope containing two pieces of photographic film, inside a wooden box
The box: 7 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (18.3 x 16 x 11.4 cm.)
Conceived in 1925; this work executed in 1973 in an edition of ten
Frames from an Uncompleted Stereoscopic Film
stamped with the signature 'Marcel Duchamp' and signed by the artist's wife 'Teeny Duchamp' (on a label under glass inside the lid of the box); signed, dated, inscribed and numbered 'MARCEL DUCHAMP in cooperation with MAN RAY: Frames from projected stereoscopic film, 1920 Edition of ten signed and numbered copies printed in 1973 from the original negative COPY NUMBER SEVEN Man Ray' (on a label on the lid of the box)
stereoscope containing two pieces of photographic film, inside a wooden box
The box: 7 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (18.3 x 16 x 11.4 cm.)
Conceived in 1925; this work executed in 1973 in an edition of ten
Provenance
Enrico Pedrini Collection, Genoa, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
E. Pedrini, La Macchina Quantica e la Seconda Avanguardia, Milan, 1989 (illustrated).
A. Schwarz, The Complete Works of Marcel Duchamp, New York, 1997, no. 410, p. 707 (the film illustrated).
A. Schwarz, The Complete Works of Marcel Duchamp, New York, 1997, no. 410, p. 707 (the film illustrated).
Exhibited
Florence, Galleria Vivita, Man Ray, December - February 1986.
Special Notice
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Sale Room Notice
Please note: the edition number for this work is seven. Jacqueline Matisse Monnier and the Association Marcel Duchamp have confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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