First Communion Menu (Menu de Première Communion)

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First Communion Menu (Menu de Première Communion)

1909

Jacques Villon (Gaston Duchamp) (French, 1875–1963) , and Marcel Duchamp (American (born France), 1887–1968)

Villon collaborated on this plate with his brother Marcel Duchamp, and both of them signed it. When asked about this composition many years later, Duchamp said "maybe I did the cake."

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Object Details

Titles:

First Communion Menu (Menu de Première Communion)

Date:

1909

Artists:

Jacques Villon (Gaston Duchamp) (French, 1875–1963) , and Marcel Duchamp (American (born France), 1887–1968)

Medium:

Drypoint with hand coloring

Dimensions:

Plate diameter: 3 1/2 inches (8.9 cm) Sheet: 9 3/4 x 6 5/8 inches (24.8 x 16.8 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Gift of Jacqueline, Paul, and Peter Matisse in memory of their mother, Alexina Duchamp, 1998

Accession Number:

1998-4-3

Geography:

Made in Rouen, France, Europe

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