Marcel Duchamp

The Top Inscription

1965–1966

Three square panels sketched inside an irregular cloud-like outline on plain paper.
Three square panels sketched inside an irregular cloud-like outline on plain paper.

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Date
1965–1966

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 12 9/16 × 20 in. (31.9 × 50.8 cm) Plate: 6 1/8 × 13 5/8 in. (15.6 × 34.6 cm)

Accession number
91.74.11

Edition
7/30 | First of 2 states

Publication
Printed by Giorgio Upiglio; published by Galleria Schwarz

Credit line
Gift of Milton and Rosemary Okun

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Marcel Duchamp / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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Part of a series:
The Large Glass and Related Works
17 works

Delicate pencil drawing of abstract mechanical shapes stacked vertically on textured paper.
Delicate single-line drawing of abstract mechanical figures arranged vertically on textured off-white paper.
A simple line drawing of a hanging mobile with three rod arms and rounded forms.
A hanging metal mobile with a central rod and four crossed arms above curved geometric shapes.
A delicate line drawing of suspended mechanical shapes and hanging garments connected by thin rods.
Delicate pen-and-ink drawing showing hanging mechanical devices and abstract forms arranged in two stacked panels.
Mechanical mobile and hanging garments depicted with pulleys, drums, and a red dotted motion path.
Simple line drawing of abstract clothes and shapes hanging from a clothesline.
Delicate pencil drawing of various hanging bell and garment shapes suspended from a horizontal line.
Minimal abstract ink drawing showing a circle, diagonal lines, concentric oval, and radiating starburst on paper.

Marcel Duchamp
21 works in the collection, 3 exhibitions

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