Notes and Projects for The Large Glass. Selected, ordered, and with an introduction by Arturo Schwarz. Translated by George H. Hamilton, Cleve Gray and Arturo Schwarz.

DUCHAMP, Marcel.

Published by London: Thames and Hudson, 1969

About this Item

First edition of the book Duchamp considered a necessary part of his audience's interpretation of his artwork The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even, widely referred to as The Large Glass. Duchamp stopped working on the piece in 1923, after eight years, not because it was complete, but because he decided it should remain "definitively unfinished." Later, in 1927, when the glass was en route to collector Katherine Dreier's house from an exhibition in Brooklyn, he was thrilled to discover that it had been damaged, saying the accidental cracking finished the work in a way that he never could have. Tall quarto. With diagrams and facsimile notes throughout. Original white cloth boards, lettering to spine and front cover in red. With original illustrated acetate jacket. Book near fine, chips to acetate on head of front panel and head of spine, closed tear and fold to front flap and small split to foot of spine. Overall, a very good copy.

Seller Inventory # 191786

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Notes and Projects for The Large Glass. Selected, ordered, and with an introduction by Arturo Schwarz. Translated by George H. Hamilton, Cleve Gray and Arturo Schwarz.
• Publisher: London: Thames and Hudson, 1969
• Edition: 1st Edition