Marcel Duchamp — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works1028

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney

MoMA

Previous Sales 70

Christie's

Monte Carlo Bond (No. 30), 1924

$1,143,000

Apr 2026

Sotheby's

De ou par Marcel Duchamp ou Rrose Sélavy (La Boîte-en-Valise), Series A, 1935

Christie's

Christie's

9 moules mâlic, étude, 1938

£151,200 ($200k USD)

Mar 2023

Christie's

French Military Paper, 1918

£138,600 ($183k USD)

Feb 2023

Christie's

Arturo Schwarz, The Large Glass and Related Works, Vols. I-II , Galleria Schwarz, Milan, 1967-1968

Christie's

Christie's

Couverture-cigarette, 1935-36

£68,750 ($91k USD)

Jun 2019

Christie's

Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2

£62,500 ($83k USD)

Jun 2019

Christie's

Portrait de Madame Marthe Hervieu, 1915

$125,000

Nov 2018

Christie's

Suzanne Duchamp assise ( recto ); Suzanne Duchamp debout ( verso )

$35,000

Nov 2018

Christie's

Self-Portrait in Profile, 1957

£22,500 ($30k USD)

Jun 2018

Christie's

3 Standard Stoppages, 1913

Christie's

Christie's

Christie's

Christie's

Christie's

Prière de toucher, 1947

$485,000

Nov 2015

Christie's

Monte Carlo Bond (No. 30), 1924

$2,405,000

Nov 2015

Christie's

de ou par Marcel Duchamp ou Rrose Sélavy (La Boîte-en-valise) [Series A] Untitled, 1935

$2,965,000

May 2015

Christie's

Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2, 1937

$96,100

Nov 2012

Christie's

Etude pour la Boîte-en-valise de Henri-Pierre Roché

$115,300

May 2012

Christie's

Henri-Pierre Roché ( recto and verso )

$68,500

May 2012

Christie's

9 moules mâlic, étude, 1938

£91,250 ($120k USD)

Feb 2012

Christie's

Self-Portrait in Profile, 1957

£32,450 ($43k USD)

Feb 2012

For Sale 1

Alpha 137 Gallery · 1stDibs

Marcel Duchamp - Rrose Sélavy in Wilson-Lincoln System Lenticular print Signed/N

$35,000

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Market906 auction results

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$25.0K – $3.0M

5 of 8 works on paper lots with prices

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$384K

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$200K

5 priced works on paper lots

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Feb 2026 · $106K

Latest tracked sale in this object type

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Works on paper: $200K medianPhotographs: $32.2K medianPaintings: $1.1M medianSculpture/objects: $6.9K medianEditioned prints: $10.8K medianPosters/ephemera: $10.1K medianUnclassified lots: $62.5K medianBooks/portfolios: $8.2K median

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Biennial Selections1

Venice Biennale — Venice

2026 · In Minor Keys · curated by Koyo Kouoh

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Publications59

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Catalogue Raisonné 1

Sturtevant Band 1: Sturtevant - The Brutal Truth. Band 2: Sturtevant - Catalogue Raisonné 1964-2004

Hatje Cantz · 2005

Monograph 25

Marcel Duchamp

Thames & Hudson · 2021

Marcel Duchamp (World of Art)

Thames & Hudson · 2021

Marcel Duchamp: Die Erfindung der Gegenwart / Inventing the Present

Hatje Cantz · 2020

Marcel Duchamp and the Art of Life

MIT Press · 2019

Marcel Duchamp: The Great Hidden Inspirer

Hatje Cantz · 2017

Apparently Marginal Activities of Marcel Duchamp

MIT Press · 2016

Duchamp Dictionary

Thames & Hudson · 2014

Marcel Duchamps letztes Readymade

Hatje Cantz · 2014

The Indefinite Duchamp

Hatje Cantz · 2013

The exiles of Marcel Duchamp

MIT Press · 2012

Impuls Marcel Duchamp

Hatje Cantz · 2011

Marcel Duchamp

MIT Press · 2010

Étant donnés Author

Yale University Press · 2009

Marcel Duchamp: "Tu m'" Puzzle upon Puzzle

Hatje Cantz · 2003

Marcel Duchamp: »Tu m'« Rätsel über Rätsel

Hatje Cantz · 2003

Marcel Duchamp

Hatje Cantz · 2002

Infinite Regress

MIT Press · 2001

Affect [superscript t] - Marcel Author

Thames & Hudson · 2000

Marcel Duchamp

Thames & Hudson · 1999

Marcel Duchamp

Abrams · 1999

Marcel Duchamp Respirateur

Hatje Cantz · 1999

Pablo Picasso: Der Reiz der Fläche

Hatje Cantz · 1999

Kant after Duchamp (October Books)

MIT Press · 1998

Kant after Duchamp

MIT Press · 1996

The essential writings of Marcel Duchamp Author

Thames & Hudson · 1975

Exhibition Catalog 20

Knight Moves to Remis

Hatje Cantz · 2026

Mirror Image: Marcel Duchamp and Leonardo Da Vinci

Hatje Cantz · 2026

Beuys & Duchamp: Artists of the Future

Hatje Cantz · 2021

Appearance Stripped Bare

Phaidon Press · 2019

Marcel Duchamp

Prestel · 2019

Marcel Duchamp

MIT Press · 2019

Marcel Duchamp

Hatje Cantz · 2018

Never Ending Stories: Der Loop in Kunst, Film, Architektur, Musik, Literatur und Kulturgeschichte

Hatje Cantz · 2017

Paul Klee und die Surrealisten

Hatje Cantz · 2016

Dancing Around the Bride

Yale University Press · 2013

A House Full of Music

Hatje Cantz · 2012

Fresh Widow: The Window in Art since Matisse and Duchamp

Hatje Cantz · 2012

Kunst zum Hören: A House Full of Music

Hatje Cantz · 2012

Surreale Dinge: Skulpturen und Objekte von Dalí bis Man Ray

Hatje Cantz · 2011

Surreal Objects: Three-Dimensional Works from Dalí to Man Ray

Hatje Cantz · 2011

FotoSkulptur: Die Fotografie der Skulptur 1839 bis heute

Hatje Cantz · 2010

Inventing Marcel Duchamp

MIT Press · 2009

Marcel Duchamp Author

Hatje Cantz · 2006

Marcel Duchamp

Hatje Cantz · 2002

SchattenRisse: Silhouetten und Cutouts

Hatje Cantz · 2001

Group Catalog 3

Beuys and Duchamp

Hatje Cantz · 2021

Joseph Cornell/Marcel Duchamp --in resonance Author

Hatje Cantz · 1998

Everything that's interesting is new

Hatje Cantz · 1996

Survey 9

Blow-Up: The Explosion of Contemporary Art

Thames & Hudson · 2025

Fäden, Drähte, Schnüre, Stäbe: Hans Uhlmann und die Zeichnung im Raum von William Hogarth bis Eva Hesse

Hatje Cantz · 2025

New Surrealism: The Uncanny in Contemporary Painting

Phaidon Press · 2023

A New Way of Seeing: The History of Art in 57 Works

Thames & Hudson · 2018

Dada: Art and Anti-Art

Thames & Hudson · 2016

Understanding installation art

Prestel · 2003

Ende der Malerei und Malerei nach dem Ende der Malerei

Hatje Cantz · 1998

The popular culture of modern art

Yale University Press · 1994

Surrealist Art

Thames & Hudson · 1985

Artist Book 1

Museum in a Box Author

Thames & Hudson · 2016

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Current Exhibitions2

Museum of Modern Art

Marcel Duchamp

27 East 57th Street

Apr 12, 2026 — Jul 11, 2026

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#1 Gagosian

Marcel Duchamp

555 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Apr 25, 2026 — Jul 24, 2026

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Recent News20

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Group Exhibition, 'The Audacity of Scale' at Sean Kelly, New York, United States on 13 Jun–1 Aug 2026

Sean Kelly in New York is hosting a group exhibition titled 'The Audacity of Scale' from June 13 to August 1, 2026. The show brings together multiple …

exhibitionsJun 13, 2026

Duane Michals, grand inventeur de récits et de mirages photographiques, est mort

Duane Michals, the American photographer known for his narrative sequences and hand-written texts, died on June 9 in New York at age 94. A self-taught…

obituaryJun 12, 2026

Lost in a Fantasy of Endless Growth

Jerry Saltz criticizes Pace Gallery in New York Magazine for pursuing a fantasy of endless growth and hype, comparing it to a 'Fyre Festival of mega-g…

newsJun 12, 2026

ArtReview Summer 2026 Issue Out Now

ArtReview's Summer 2026 issue explores the theme of place and geography in contemporary art, moving beyond national identity as a political construct.…

cultureJun 12, 2026

One Fine Show: “Zurbarán” at the National Gallery in London

The National Gallery in London has opened "Zurbarán," the first major UK exhibition dedicated to the Spanish Baroque painter Francisco de Zurbarán (15…

reviewJun 11, 2026

A First Look at the Big-Ticket Artworks that Galleries Are Bringing to Art Basel 2026

ARTnews previews the high-value artworks that galleries are bringing to Art Basel 2026 in Basel, Switzerland. The fair introduces a new opt-in program…

marketJun 11, 2026

“Finders Keepers”– An Art Scavenger Adventure

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) hosted its first art scavenger walk in the Navy Yard on April 25, as part of the exhibition “Find…

exhibitionsJun 11, 2026

Jasper Johns: Silence, Loss, Love, Memory and Grief Guggenheim Bilbao – Miranda Carroll

The article reviews "Jasper Johns: Night Driver" at the Guggenheim Bilbao, an exhibition of nearly 140 works spanning over seventy years of the artist…

exhibitionsJun 11, 2026

The Italy exhibitions worth planning your summer trip around

Vogue Adria has published a guide to must-see art exhibitions in Italy that are worth planning a summer trip around. The article highlights several ma…

exhibitionsJun 11, 2026

Opening for East End Arts’ “Detour VII”

East End Arts Council (EEAC) opens its annual summer exhibition “Detour VII” on June 13, 2026, running through August 22 at two galleries in Riverhead…

exhibitionsJun 10, 2026

La più vasta mostra collettiva mai organizzata sta tutta rinchiusa in un codice QR

The New Gallery, an anonymous Italian art collective known for its subversive interventions, has reactivated with a project called "Il Sistema dell'Ar…

cultureJun 10, 2026

Warhol in Brittany: when the pope of pop art gets his retrospective in a former supermarket

Andy Warhol is receiving a comprehensive retrospective in an unexpected venue: a former supermarket in Landerneau, Brittany, France. Organized by Ambe…

exhibitionsJun 10, 2026

Here’s What Art to See in New York Before the Wave of Summer Group Shows Hits

The article surveys notable art exhibitions in New York ahead of the summer group show season, highlighting Meg Webster's "Thicket" at Paula Cooper Ga…

exhibitionsJun 10, 2026

A brush with... Lisa Yuskavage—podcast

This episode of 'A brush with...' podcast features artist Lisa Yuskavage, who discusses her painting practice, influences, and career. Yuskavage, born…

cultureJun 10, 2026

Marcel Duchamp and Sturtevant. Dialogues are mostly fried snowballs The most beautiful art exhibitions to see in Milan during Art Week and Fuorisalone

Milan's Art Week and Fuorisalone feature a standout exhibition at Thaddaeus Ropac Milano titled "Dialogues are Mostly Fried Snowballs," which stages a…

exhibitionsJun 9, 2026

What Is The Game of Exquisite Corpse, and Why Do Artists Still Play It?

The article explains the Surrealist game Exquisite Corpse (cadavre exquis), where participants collaboratively draw sections of a human body on folded…

cultureJun 9, 2026

The Laziness Canon: Helen Molesworth on Artists Who Made Great Work by Doing Nothing

In this essay for Cultured's "Indulgence" issue, curator and critic Helen Molesworth reflects on the sin of sloth, exploring how laziness has inspired…

cultureJun 9, 2026

Duchamp after Duchamp. The Venice Biennale curated by Koyo Kouoh is an expanded ready-made

The article analyzes the 61st Venice Biennale, curated by Koyo Kouoh, and the concurrent exhibition "Helter Skelter" at Fondazione Prada, arguing that…

reviewJun 9, 2026

FAD NEWS: Ugo Rondinone creates city-wide celebration of light

Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone is launching MORE LIGHT, a city-wide project in London this summer, spanning three chapters across Mayfair and the Royal Ac…

exhibitionsJun 9, 2026

Phantasmic Figures Grapple with Their Doubles in Xie Lei’s Dreamy Oil Paintings

Paris-based artist Xie Lei presents a new body of work in a solo exhibition titled "Double" at Musée Denys-Puech in Rodez, France. The show features d…

exhibitionsJun 8, 2026

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Past Exhibitions12

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#5,636 Cahiers d'Art

Marcel Duchamp

Jan 18, 2024 — Mar 15, 2024

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Peggy Guggenheim Collection

Marcel Duchamp and the Lure of the Copy

Marcel Duchamp

Dorsoduro, 701, 30123 Venezia VE, Italy

Jan 1, 2023

Exhibition Upcoming Marcel Duchamp and the Lure of the Copy 14 October 2023 18 March 2024

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

L.H.O.O.Q.

Marcel Duchamp

Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Jun 4, 2022 — Sep 2, 2022

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Smithsonian Institution

Marcel Duchamp: The Barbara and Aaron Levine Collection

Marcel Duchamp

Nov 9, 2019 — Jun 5, 2022

Marcel Duchamp: The Barbara and Aaron Levine Collection This exhibition features the recent gift of over 50 major historical artworks, including more than 35...

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Smithsonian Institution

Marcel Duchamp: The Barbara and Aaron Levine Collection

Marcel Duchamp

Nov 9, 2019 — Jun 5, 2022

Marcel Duchamp: The Barbara and Aaron Levine Collection This exhibition features the recent gift of over 50 major historical artworks, including more than 35...

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