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MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887-1968) 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL ARMORY SHOW 1913. 1963. 44x26 3/4 inches, 112x68 cm. Condition A-: minor tears and creases at edges; signed, dated and numbered 91 / 200 by the artist in pencil. Thick paper. The International Exhibition of Modern Art organized by the Association of American Painters and Sculptors in 1913, was the first time the American public was exposed to "modern" art. The exhibition featured the work of more than three hundred European avant-garde artists, including impressionists, fauvists and cubists. The resulting outrage and scandal that the exhibition caused was enough to ensure it a place in cultural history. It is considered to be a watershed event in American Art History. One of the most controversial pieces on display at the exhibition was Marcel Duchamp's painting Nude Descending a Staircase, and its notoriety secured him a place in the firmament of the New York art community. To mark the 50th anniversary of the seminal show, the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, in Utica, New York, reunited three hundred of the works that were in the original show. Duchamp, who was on the loans committee for the event and who spoke there, also designed the poster, which features an image of his once infamous painting.
