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Marcel Duchamp (American, born France. 1887–1968. In U.S.A. 1915–18, 1920–23, 1942–68.)

3 Stoppages Étalon. 1913–14

Assemblage: 3 threads glued to 3 painted canvas strips, 5 1/4 x 47 1/4" (13.3 x 120 cm), each mounted on a glass panel, 7 1/4 x 49 3/8 x 1/4" (18.4 x 125.4 x .6 cm); three wood slats, 2 1/2 x 43 x 1/8" (6.2 x 109.2 x .2 cm), 2 1/2 x 47 x 1/8" (6.1 x 119.4 x .2 cm), 2 1/2 x 43 1/4 x 1/8" (6.3 x 109.7 x .2 cm), shaped along one edge to match the curves of the threads; the whole fitted into a wood box, 11 1/8 x 50 7/8 x 9" (28.2 x 129.2 x 22.7 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Katherine S. Dreier Bequest

Collection work meeting criteria specified in Introduction.

149.53.a-i.

Other works by this artist

Provenance:

Marcel Duchamp, 1914 – 1918
Katherine S. Dreier (1877-1952), West Redding, Connecticut. Purchased from Duchamp, 1918 – 1953
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Katherine S. Dreier Bequest, 1953

Alternate titles:

Trois Stoppages-Etalon / Three Standard Stoppages

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