Lot Essay
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Marcel Broodthaers (1924-1976)
Le Manuscrit trouvé dans une bouteille (J. 19)
the multiple, 1974, a transparent bottle of Bordeaux-wine, with the text The Manuscript./1833 printed in black, wrapped in two sheets of cream tissue paper, one with a printed text in three languages (English, French, German, the last line partly crossed out in pen and blue ink), signed with initials in pen and blue ink and numbered 61/120, in a cream cardboard box, three sides printed with the title, each side in a different language, the fourth side printed with the dates 1833 and 1974 linked with a hyphen, published by René Block, Berlin, 1974; the bottle in perfect condition, the sheets of wrapping tissue creased and torn, with only a few small tears in the text area, the box with minor surface dirt and few scratches
Height bottle 302 mm.; Box 303 x 78 x 78 mm.; Sheet 495 x 365 mm. (3)
Le Manuscrit trouvé dans une bouteille (J. 19)
the multiple, 1974, a transparent bottle of Bordeaux-wine, with the text The Manuscript./1833 printed in black, wrapped in two sheets of cream tissue paper, one with a printed text in three languages (English, French, German, the last line partly crossed out in pen and blue ink), signed with initials in pen and blue ink and numbered 61/120, in a cream cardboard box, three sides printed with the title, each side in a different language, the fourth side printed with the dates 1833 and 1974 linked with a hyphen, published by René Block, Berlin, 1974; the bottle in perfect condition, the sheets of wrapping tissue creased and torn, with only a few small tears in the text area, the box with minor surface dirt and few scratches
Height bottle 302 mm.; Box 303 x 78 x 78 mm.; Sheet 495 x 365 mm. (3)
Provenance
Isy Brachot, Brussels