"La pipe - ABCDEF" by Marcel Broodthaers is a conceptual work on paper created using ink that reflects the Belgian artist's engagement with language, representation, and the legacy of Marcel Duchamp's "The Son of Man." The work combines linguistic and visual elements characteristic of Broodthaers's practice, which frequently interrogated the relationship between words and images and questioned the nature of artistic meaning. Through this simple yet layered composition, Broodthaers continues his exploration of semiotics and artistic authority that defined much of his practice from the 1960s onward.