L'Équilibre (The Balance) (S. )
1958 Drypoint on celluloid, on Auvergne handmade paper, with full margins, the sheet loose, folded (as issued) contained in the original artist's booklet with poem by Francis Picabia and printed wrappers. I. 10.9 x 5.6 cm (4 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.) folded S. 17.3 x 11.7 cm (6 3/4 x 4 5/8 in.) booklet 18 x 12.5 cm (7 1/8 x 4 7/8 in.) The drypoint signed by Marcel Duchamp in black ink, the booklet initialled by Pierre-André-Benoit and numbered 14/40 in pencil on the end page (there were also 4 in Roman numerals that each included a suite of three signed etchings), published by Pierre-André-Benoit, Alés, France.
ProvenanceLibrairie Nicaise, Paris Private Collection, France (acquired from the above circa 1985)
L'Équilibre (The Balance) (S. )
1958 Drypoint on celluloid, on Auvergne handmade paper, with full margins, the sheet loose, folded (as issued) contained in the original artist's booklet with poem by Francis Picabia and printed wrappers. I. 10.9 x 5.6 cm (4 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.) folded S. 17.3 x 11.7 cm (6 3/4 x 4 5/8 in.) booklet 18 x 12.5 cm (7 1/8 x 4 7/8 in.) The drypoint signed by Marcel Duchamp in black ink, the booklet initialled by Pierre-André-Benoit and numbered 14/40 in pencil on the end page (there were also 4 in Roman numerals that each included a suite of three signed etchings), published by Pierre-André-Benoit, Alés, France.
ProvenanceLibrairie Nicaise, Paris Private Collection, France (acquired from the above circa 1985)
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