Lot 94
Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) and Jacques Villon (1875-1963)
La Mariée (The Bride) (Ginestet et Pouillon E672)
Hammer Price: £10,000
Description
Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) and Jacques Villon (1875-1963)
La Mariée (The Bride) (Ginestet et Pouillon E672)
Etching with aquatint printed in colours, 1934, signed by both Duchamp and Villon, also titled in English by Duchamp, numbered from the edition of 200, published by Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, on wove paper, with full margins, sheet 711 x 533mm (28 x 21in)
Jacques Villon (Gaston Duchamp) was the elder brother of Marcel Duchamp and a master printmaker, at the behest of Gelerie Bernheim-Jeune he produced and number of aquatints reproducing important works of the day by artists including his brother Marcel Duchamp, Henri Matisse, Amedeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso, and others. In the most past these incredible aquatints were produced with the artist who had originally conceived the work and often works were signed by both aritsts.
Description
Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) and Jacques Villon (1875-1963)
La Mariée (The Bride) (Ginestet et Pouillon E672)
Etching with aquatint printed in colours, 1934, signed by both Duchamp and Villon, also titled in English by Duchamp, numbered from the edition of 200, published by Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, on wove paper, with full margins, sheet 711 x 533mm (28 x 21in)
Jacques Villon (Gaston Duchamp) was the elder brother of Marcel Duchamp and a master printmaker, at the behest of Gelerie Bernheim-Jeune he produced and number of aquatints reproducing important works of the day by artists including his brother Marcel Duchamp, Henri Matisse, Amedeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso, and others. In the most past these incredible aquatints were produced with the artist who had originally conceived the work and often works were signed by both aritsts.