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Richard Pettibone — Marcel Duchamp, "Belle Haleine: Eau de Voilette", 1921 (violet)
Richard Pettibone

Marcel Duchamp, "Belle Haleine: Eau de Voilette", 1921 (violet)

1966

A meticulous miniature reproduction of Marcel Duchamp's iconic readymade perfume bottle artwork, rendered in violet tones using acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas. Pettibone faithfully replicates Duchamp's playful subversion of commercial packaging and gender identity, in which Duchamp posed as his female alter ego Rrose Sélavy. Housed in the artist's own frame, the work reflects Pettibone's signature practice of appropriating canonical avant-garde works at a dramatically reduced scale.

Medium
acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas, in artist's frame

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 17, 2017

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Richard Pettibone, Marcel Duchamp, "Belle Haleine: Eau de Voilette", 1921 (violet), 1966

A meticulous miniature reproduction of Marcel Duchamp's iconic readymade perfume bottle artwork, rendered in violet tones using acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas. Pettibone faithfully replicates Duchamp's playful subversion of commercial packaging and gender identity, in which Duchamp posed as his female alter ego Rrose Sélavy. Housed in the artist's own frame, the work reflects Pettibone's signature practice of appropriating canonical avant-garde works at a dramatically reduced scale.

Medium
acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas, in artist's frame
Year
1966
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Miniature Format, Appropriation Artist, Miniaturist, Male Artist, Late Twentieth Century, Conceptual Art, Violet And Purple Tones, Postmodern, Appropriation Art, American Artist, Homage To Duchamp, Silkscreen, Pop Art, Ready-Made Reference, Violet Tones, Mixed Media On Canvas, Found Object Reference, Postmodern Era, Violet And Purple

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