Georges Hugnet
(Paris 1906 - Saint Martin de Ré 1974)
Urinoir, 1938-1939
Miniature urinal in white ceramic enhanced with black paint in a red velvet case designed by Georges Hugnet.
Signed and dated by Marcel Duchamp: “R. Mutt 1917” on the right side
The Fountain miniatures were made in 1938-1939; This example was probably intended for one of the boxes in the first edition (series A, 1941-1949) or the second edition (series B, 1941-1954).
23×20×7cm.
Exhibition:
- Tokyo “Dali Picasso Chagall,” Tokyo, Art Gallery, September 8-20, 1978
- Paris “Pérégrinations de Georges Hugnet,” the catalog of the 1978 exhibition at the Centre Pompidou. No. 172 is mentioned as follows: "Marcel Duchamp. “Fountain.” Miniature replica of the urinal entitled Fountain (1917), from Marcel Duchamp's “boîte-en-valise” (1938) and presented by Georges Hugnet in a velvet box frame.
- Sdhdr.: R Mutt / 1917"
We would like to thank the Association des Amis de Marcel Duchamp for providing us with this information about the work.
