Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)
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Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)

Porte Chapeau

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Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)
Porte Chapeau
signed indistinctly 'Marcel Duchamp' (on the underside) and incised with signature, number and date 'Marcel Duchamp 1964 5/8' and stamped with title and publisher 'Porte Chapeau 1917 Edition Galerie Schwarz Milan' (on a metal plaque affixed to the underside)
wooden hat rack
10¼ x 18 in. diameter (26 x 45.7 cm.)
Conceived in 1917 and executed in 1964. This work is number five from an edition of eight plus three artist's proofs.
Provenance
Galerie Schwarz, Milan
Literature
A. Schwarz, The Complete Works of Marcel Duchamp, New York 1997, no.351 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Milan, Galleria Shwartz, Omaggio a Marcel Duchamp, June-September 1964, no.13 (another example exhibited).
New York, Cordier & Ekstrom, Not seen and/or less seen of/by Marcel Duchamp/Rose Sélavy, 1904-1964, January-February 1965, no.66 (another example exhibited).
The Hague, Gemeenthemuseum, Marcel Duchamp: Schildern, Tekeningen, Ready-Mades, Documenten, February-March 1965, no.44 (another example exhibited).
London, The Tate Gallery, The Almost Complete Works of Marcel Duchamp, June-July 1966, no.128 (another example exhibited).
Jerusalem, The Israel Museum, Marcel Duchamp: Drawings, Etchings for the Large Glass, Readymades, March-May 1972 (another example exhibited).

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