La Boîte-en-valise
1936 - 1941

La Boîte-en-valise
1936 - 1941
"Everything significant I have done would fit in a small suitcase".
ln 1934, Marcel Duchamp undertook a retrospective examination of his work. Yet, true to his nature, this task was not weigh heavily on him. He came up with the idea of a box in which "all [his] works would be gathered together, like a miniature, mobile museum". ln a dual position as salesman and curator of his work, Duchamp thus characteristically avoided the traditional role assigned to the artist.
Domain | Objet |
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Techniques | Carton, bois, papier, plastique |
Dimensions | 40 x 37,5 x 8,2 cm |
Acquisition | Achat, 1964 |
Inventory no. | AM 1184 OA |
Detailed description
Artist |
Marcel Duchamp
(1887, France - 1968, France) |
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Main title | La Boîte-en-valise |
Creation date | 1936 - 1941 |
Domain | Objet |
Description | Boîte dépliante en trois parties en carton recouverte de toile beige contenant des répliques miniatures d'oeuvres, 69 items (photographies et documents, fac-similés) |
Techniques | Carton, bois, papier, plastique |
Dimensions | 40 x 37,5 x 8,2 cm |
Printing | Série C, assemblée par Iliazd en 1958 |
Inscriptions | A l'intérieur de la boîte, sur carton : DE ou PAR / MARCEL DUCHAMP / ou / RROSE SELAVY |
Acquisition | Achat, 1964 |
Collection area | Cabinet d'art graphique |
Inventory no. | AM 1184 OA |