Manual of Instructions for the assembly of Étant donnés: 1° la chute d'eau, 2° le gaz d'éclairage
Marcel Duchamp, American (born France), 1887 - 1968
Geography:
Made in New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1966Medium:
Black vinyl binder with gelatin silver photographs, drawings, and manuscript notes on paper and on photographs in graphite, colored inks, and paint in clear vinyl sheet protectorsDimensions:
Binder: 11 5/8 x 9 13/16 x 1 3/4 inches (29.5 x 25 x 4.5 cm)Copyright:
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris / Estate of Marcel DuchampCuratorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
1969-41-2Credit Line:
Gift of the Cassandra Foundation, 1969
Made in New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1966Medium:
Black vinyl binder with gelatin silver photographs, drawings, and manuscript notes on paper and on photographs in graphite, colored inks, and paint in clear vinyl sheet protectorsDimensions:
Binder: 11 5/8 x 9 13/16 x 1 3/4 inches (29.5 x 25 x 4.5 cm)Copyright:
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris / Estate of Marcel DuchampCuratorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1969-41-2Credit Line:
Gift of the Cassandra Foundation, 1969
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The second and final Manual of Instructions for the assembly of Étant donnés was prepared by Duchamp in 1966 to direct the work's eventual move to the Philadelphia Museum of Art after his death. Although the Manual is not intended to decipher or explain Étant donnés, its unexpected conjunctions of word and image, startling photocollages, and delicate drawings in graphite and colored inks transcend the notebook's practical purpose. In doing so, the Manual provides a wealth of detail concerning Duchamp's laborious construction of the tableau assemblage, as well as its history and evolution.
The second and final Manual of Instructions for the assembly of Étant donnés was prepared by Duchamp in 1966 to direct the work's eventual move to the Philadelphia Museum of Art after his death. Although the Manual is not intended to decipher or explain Étant donnés, its unexpected conjunctions of word and image, startling photocollages, and delicate drawings in graphite and colored inks transcend the notebook's practical purpose. In doing so, the Manual provides a wealth of detail concerning Duchamp's laborious construction of the tableau assemblage, as well as its history and evolution.