Marcel Duchamp
De Ou Par Marcel Duchamp Ou Rrose Sélavy (La Boîte-En-Valise), Series A Untitled
Found at
Christies,
New York
20th Century Evening Sale, Lot 23 B
13. May - 13. May 2021
20th Century Evening Sale, Lot 23 B
13. May - 13. May 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)
Untitled
signed with initials and dated 'MD. 46' (lower right of Untitled); stamped and numbered 'MATTA XIII/XX' (on leather slips attached to the inner edge of the valise); stamped 'RMutt 1917' (on the Fountain)
original leather valise containing the original pencil drawing and head, axillary and pubic hair taped to a piece of paper and mounted behind cellulose (Untitled), mounted on the inside of the cover as issued, including the celluloid Glissière and the set of sixty-eight miniature replicas and reproductions in black and white and in colors by Marcel Duchamp mounted on and contained within the original paper, wood and textile box
Valise: 16 1/8 x 15 x 4 in. (41 x 38 x 10.2 cm.)
Box: 15 ¼ x 14 1/8 x 3 in. (38.9 x 35.7 x 7.6 cm.)
Untitled: 7 ½ x 6 in. (19 x 15.2 cm.)
Conceived in 1935-1941; this Boîte-en-valise example no. XIII/XX assembled in 1946.
Roberto Matta, Paris (gift from the artist, 1946). | Patricia Kane Matta, Paris (acquired from the above). | Pierre Matisse, New York (by descent from the above). | By descent from the above to the present owner.
Untitled
signed with initials and dated 'MD. 46' (lower right of Untitled); stamped and numbered 'MATTA XIII/XX' (on leather slips attached to the inner edge of the valise); stamped 'RMutt 1917' (on the Fountain)
original leather valise containing the original pencil drawing and head, axillary and pubic hair taped to a piece of paper and mounted behind cellulose (Untitled), mounted on the inside of the cover as issued, including the celluloid Glissière and the set of sixty-eight miniature replicas and reproductions in black and white and in colors by Marcel Duchamp mounted on and contained within the original paper, wood and textile box
Valise: 16 1/8 x 15 x 4 in. (41 x 38 x 10.2 cm.)
Box: 15 ¼ x 14 1/8 x 3 in. (38.9 x 35.7 x 7.6 cm.)
Untitled: 7 ½ x 6 in. (19 x 15.2 cm.)
Conceived in 1935-1941; this Boîte-en-valise example no. XIII/XX assembled in 1946.
Roberto Matta, Paris (gift from the artist, 1946). | Patricia Kane Matta, Paris (acquired from the above). | Pierre Matisse, New York (by descent from the above). | By descent from the above to the present owner.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work De Ou Par Marcel Duchamp Ou Rrose Sélavy (La Boîte-En-Valise), Series A Untitled by Marcel Duchamp was sold in the 20th Century Evening Sale auction at Christies in New York in May 2021. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 2,000,000.00 – 3,000,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 2,070,000.00 (€ 1,697,556.18) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Admittedly, works by Marcel Duchamp have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Belle haleine - Eau de voilette in February 2009 with an auction result of EUR 8,913,000.00.
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit De Ou Par Marcel Duchamp Ou Rrose Sélavy (La Boîte-En-Valise), Series A Untitled von Marcel Duchamp wurde im Mai 2021 in der Auktion 20th Century Evening Sale bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 2.000.000,00 – 3.000.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 2.070.000,00 (€ 1.697.556,18) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Marcel Duchamp auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Belle haleine - Eau de voilette im Februar 2009 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 8.913.000,00.
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