Fountain (Second Version)
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Date
1917Description
Inscribed, lower left rim: "R.MUTT / 1917"This second version of Fountain appeared when Duchamp agreed to participate in an exhibition entitled "Challenge and Defy" which Sidney Janis was organizing for fall 1950...Duchamp looked for a suitable replacement [for Fountain], and finding none, he asked Janis to look for a urinal that closely resembled the original during an upcoming trip to Europe. Janis...found and purchased a urinal at a flea market on the outskirts of Paris. Duchamp approved the choice, signed the urinal "R. Mutt, 1917", and submitted it for exhibit in "Challenge and Defy."
Camfield, Marcel Duchamp: Fountain pp77-78. full view
Type of Work
Ready-madeSubject
Found objects (Art), Dadaism, Facsimiles, Ready-mades, Urinals (plumbing fixtures), Society of Independent Artists (New York, N.Y.), Art, French --20th century, Sculpture, French --20th century, Art, Modern --20th century, Anti-art
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Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
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