Objet-dard (Dart-object)

Gallery 282, Modern and Contemporary Art, second floor (d’Harnoncourt Gallery)

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Objet-dard (Dart-object)

1962, cast of 1951 copper-electroplated plaster original

Marcel Duchamp (American (born France), 1887–1968)

While secretly working "underground" on his final masterpiece, Étant donnés, Duchamp claimed that he had given up art for chess. Mysterious objects nevertheless emerged, hinting that the artist was indeed at work on another project. This enigmatic molded item in bronze alludes to human anatomy and offers insight into the working process involved in the making of Étant donnés.

Gallery 282, Modern and Contemporary Art, second floor (d’Harnoncourt Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

Objet-dard (Dart-object)

Date:

1962, cast of 1951 copper-electroplated plaster original

Artist:

Marcel Duchamp (American (born France), 1887–1968)

Medium:

Bronze with silver-colored paint

Dimensions:

2 7/8 x 9 1/2 x 5 1/8 inches (7.3 x 24.1 x 13 cm)

Classification:

Sculpture

Credit Line:

Gift of Arne Ekstrom, 1981

Accession Number:

1981-87-1

Geography:

Made in New York, New York, United States, North and Central America

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Gallery 282, Modern and Contemporary Art, second floor (d’Harnoncourt Gallery)

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