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Rare autograph letter signed by the acclaimed 20th century conceptual artist Marcel Duchamp. Composed on 20 November 1967, Duchamp writes to a curator at Bamberger's department store, where Duchamp had earlier, in 1960, installed a window display for the English translation of Robert Lebel's monograph ''Sur Marcel Duchamp''. In English from his home in New York, Duchamp writes in full, ''Dear Mr. Martin Stuart / Thank you for your kind invitation to visit the exhibition you have organized - / Unfortunately my health is not what it was when I came to Bamberger's a few years ago. / Please accept my regrets to be unable to come to Newark. / With my best wishes for your very comprehensive show. / Sincerely yours / Marcel Duchamp''. Single page letter measures 5.75'' x 7.75''. Single fold and light creasing, otherwise near fine.
Marcel Duchamp Autograph Letter Signed -- Rare
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