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Lot n° 209

Marcel DUCHAMP (1887-1968)

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La Mariee, 1934 Rare and beautiful watercolour on paper made in 1934 for the Galerie Bernheim Jeune, Paris. Signed lower right, numbered 19/20 lower centre and signed by his brother Jacques Villon lower left. Stamp of Marcel Duchamp representing "le Cavalier" at the bottom right and titled "la mariée" in pencil by Marcel Duchamp under the stamp. Rare and beautifull aquatint on paper realised in 1934 for the Bernheim Jeune Gallery, Paris. Signed lower right, numbered 19/20 lower center and signed by his brother Jacques Villon lower left. Stamp of Marcel Duchamp representing "The Cavalier" lower right, titled "la mariee" in pencil by Marcel Duchamp under the stamp. H_65 cm L_50 cm (Full margins) H_49 cm L_30,5 cm (Board) Provenance: - old Rony Van de Velde collection, Belgium - private collection We thank the association of Marcel Duchamp's friends for having confirmed the authenticity of this work. "I believe that art is the only form of activity by which man as such manifests himself as a true individual. By itself, it can go beyond the animal stage, because art is a gateway to regions where neither time nor space are dominated"