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Duchamp intended these discs to be viewed on a turntable at 33 1/3 R.P.M.
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Rotoreliefs (Optical Disks) (Schwartz 441)
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MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968)
Rotoreliefs (Optical Disks) (Schwartz 441)
the complete set of 12 offset lithographs in colors (printed on both sides of six cardboard discs), black circular holder and collapsible cardboard stand with affixed instructions in English and facsimile signature, Schwartz's second edition of 1000 (600 of these were accidentally destroyed; there were also editions of 500, 100, 5 and 150 published in 1935, 1959, 1963, and 1965, respectively), published 1953, New York, all discs with minor surface soiling, (Corolles) with a soft crease in the white, (Cerceaux) with a soft vertical crease in the center, the holder and stand with minor wear and discoloration, otherwise all in good condition
Diameter (holder): 9 in. (248 mm.)
Diameter (discs): 7 7/8 in. (200 mm.)
Stand (collapsed): 4 9/16 x 10¼ in. (115 x 260 mm.)
Rotoreliefs (Optical Disks) (Schwartz 441)
the complete set of 12 offset lithographs in colors (printed on both sides of six cardboard discs), black circular holder and collapsible cardboard stand with affixed instructions in English and facsimile signature, Schwartz's second edition of 1000 (600 of these were accidentally destroyed; there were also editions of 500, 100, 5 and 150 published in 1935, 1959, 1963, and 1965, respectively), published 1953, New York, all discs with minor surface soiling, (Corolles) with a soft crease in the white, (Cerceaux) with a soft vertical crease in the center, the holder and stand with minor wear and discoloration, otherwise all in good condition
Diameter (holder): 9 in. (248 mm.)
Diameter (discs): 7 7/8 in. (200 mm.)
Stand (collapsed): 4 9/16 x 10¼ in. (115 x 260 mm.)