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Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1987. First edition thus. Hardcover. Fine. Quarto (12" x 10-1/2"). Unpaginated (56)pp. Plus a laid in (4)pp. folded Philadelphia Museum of Art introduction by Anne d'Harnoncourt. Faux lizard skin black boards, spine lettered in red, with a translucent obi band. Profusely illustrated with photos (some in color) and hand written facsimiles (some folding). A very exact replica of Duchamp's original notes as they appeared in his ring binder.
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- Title Marcel Duchamp Etant Donnes
- Author Duchamp, Marcel
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- Publisher Schirmer/Mosel Verlag GmbH, U.S.A.
- Date December 31, 1998
- ISBN 9783888142604
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Manual of Instructions for Marcel Duchamp Etant Donnés : 1 ̊la chute d'eau, 2 ̊le gaz d'éclairage
by Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968
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U.S.A.: Schirmer/Mosel Verlag GmbH, 1987. First Edition . Hard Back. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. 10 1/2" x 12. 47 Un-numbered pages. Black stiff boards. The wrap around title band is laid in and has a repair for a tear in the middle but is complete. No other defects noted. The four-white-paged English language explanation of the manual is also laid in. Duchamp's notes throughout are in French. During the two decades between 1946 and 1966, when the world at large had long since considered that he had given up art, Marcel Duchamp worked quietly in his New York studio on the fabrication of a large tableau to which he gave the title: Elant Donnes. When his work was completed he proceeded to prepare an illustrated manual of instructions for the use of anyone needing to take the assemblage apart. The manual of instructions is contained in a looseleaf binder and is dated before Duchamp's death in Paris in 1968 Later that year, in accordance with his wish the Foundation presented it to the…
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