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Marcel Duchamp — Mustache and Beard of L.H.O.O.Q.
Marcel Duchamp

Mustache and Beard of L.H.O.O.Q.

Marcel Duchamp's conceptual artwork responding to the Mona Lisa by adding a mustache and beard to a reproduction of the famous painting. This rare signed edition of 20 copies represents Duchamp's irreverent approach to art history and the ready-made concept.

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Signed by Marcel Duchamp in black ink, also signed by Georges Hugnet and numbered 9/20 in red ink (from the very rare signed edition of 20, aside from the unsigned edition of 200, there were also 6 on Japanese paper), published by Georges Hugnet, Paris, framed folded.

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Evening & Day Editions

October 25, 2019

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Marcel Duchamp, Mustache and Beard of L.H.O.O.Q.

Marcel Duchamp's conceptual artwork responding to the Mona Lisa by adding a mustache and beard to a reproduction of the famous painting. This rare signed edition of 20 copies represents Duchamp's irreverent approach to art history and the ready-made concept.

Medium
Signed by Marcel Duchamp in black ink, also signed by Georges Hugnet and numbered 9/20 in red ink (from the very rare signed edition of 20, aside from the unsigned edition of 200, there were also 6 on Japanese paper), published by Georges Hugnet, Paris, framed folded.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

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Dadaism, Mona Lisa, Irreverence, Conceptual Art, Rare, Marcel Duchamp, Signed Edition, Art History, L.H.O.O.Q., Ready-Made

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Art Institute of Chicago