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Le surréalisme révolutionnaire 1948 Periodical 10 5/8 × 8 1/2" (27 × 21.6 cm) Two copies: The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York; Private collection, Brussels
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Louis Bourgoignie d'écriture (Louis Bourgoignie on writing) 1954 Poetry book. Pen, ten pages with plastic cover page (each): 8 1/4 x 6 1/2" (21 x 16.5 cm); overall (closed): 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 1/16" (21 x 16.5 x 0.2 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) "Adieu, Police!" published in Phantômas, no. 2 April 1954 Journal, letterpress printed page (each): 7 5/8 × 5 3/8" (19.4 × 13.7 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Dr. Samuel Mandel (by exchange), 2015
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) "Le Roi midi" published in Phantômas, no. 3 September 1954 Journal, letterpress printed page (each): 7 7/8 × 5 3/8" (20 × 13.7 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Dr. Samuel Mandel (by exchange), 2015
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) La Clef de l’horloge, Poème cinématographique en l’honneur de Kurt Schwitters (The key to the clock, Cinematic poem in honor of Kurt Schwitters). 1957 16mm film (black and white, sound) 7 min., 30 sec. Collection Jill and Peter Kraus
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Mon livre d'ogre (My ogre book) 1957 Poetry book. Letterpress, forty-four pages, with line block frontispiece by Serge Vandercam page (each): 8 x 6 1/8" (20.3 x 15.5 cm); overall (closed): 8 3/16 x 6 5/16 x 1/8" (20.8 x 16.1 x 0.3 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Mon livre d'ogre (My ogre book) 1957 Poetry book. Letterpress, forty-four pages, with line block frontispiece by Serge Vandercam page (each): 8 x 6 1/8" (20.3 x 15.5 cm); overall (closed): 8 3/16 x 6 5/16 x 1/8" (20.8 x 16.1 x 0.3 cm) Private collection, Brussels
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Mon livre d'ogre (My ogre book) 1957 Poetry book. Letterpress, forty-four pages, with line block frontispiece by Serge Vandercam page (each): 8 x 6 1/8" (20.3 x 15.5 cm); overall (closed): 8 3/16 x 6 5/16 x 1/8" (20.8 x 16.1 x 0.3 cm) Collection Todd Alden, New York
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Catalogue for Experimental Film Competition 1958 Publisher: Belgian Film Library The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Marcel Broodthaers documenting the construction of the Atomium, Brussels 1957 Gelatin silver print 9 3/8 × 6 15/16" (23.8 × 17.6 cm) Private collection, Brussels
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Photograph of the World's Fair, Brussels 1958 Gelatin silver print 11 5/8 × 7 11/16" (29.5 × 19.5 cm) Private collection, Brussels
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Photograph of the World’s Fair, Brussels 1958 Gelatin silver print 7 1/2 × 10 15/16" (19 × 27.8 cm) Private collection, Brussels
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Photograph of the World’s Fair, Brussels 1958 Gelatin silver print 5 1/16 × 7 1/16" (12.9 × 18 cm) Collection Marie-Puck Broodthaers
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Photograph of the World’s Fair, Brussels 1957 Gelatin silver print 11 9/16 × 7 11/16" (29.3 × 19.5 cm) Private collection, Brussels
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Minuit (Midnight) 1960 Poetry book. Letterpress, twenty-four pages, with frontispiece by Serge Vandercam page (each): 8 1/8 x 6 1/4" (20.7 x 15.8 cm); overall (closed): 8 1/4 x 6 5/8 x 1/8" (21 x 16.8 x 0.3 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Minuit (Midnight) 1960 Poetry book. Letterpress, twenty-four pages, with frontispiece by Serge Vandercam page (each): 8 1/8 x 6 1/4" (20.7 x 15.8 cm); overall (closed): 8 1/4 x 6 5/8 x 1/8" (21 x 16.8 x 0.3 cm) Collection Philip and Shelley Fox Aarons
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Minuit (Midnight) 1960 Poetry book. Letterpress, twenty-four pages, with frontispiece by Serge Vandercam page (each): 8 1/8 x 6 1/4" (20.7 x 15.8 cm); overall (closed): 8 1/4 x 6 5/8 x 1/8" (21 x 16.8 x 0.3 cm) Private collection, Brussels
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) La Bête noire (The black beast) 1961 Poetry book. Letterpress, sixteen pages, with etchings by Jan Sanders page (each): 5 5/16 x 10 5/8" (13.5 x 27 cm); overall (closed): 5 5/16 x 10 5/8 x 1/16" (13.5 x 27 x 0.2 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) La Bête noire (The black beast) 1961 Poetry book. Letterpress, sixteen pages, with etchings by Jan Sanders page (each): 5 5/16 x 10 5/8" (13.5 x 27 cm); overall (closed): 5 5/16 x 10 5/8 x 1/16" (13.5 x 27 x 0.2 cm) Private collection, Brussels
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) La Bête noire (The black beast) 1961 Poetry book. Letterpress, sixteen pages, with etchings by Jan Sanders page (each): 5 5/16 x 10 5/8" (13.5 x 27 cm); overall (closed): 5 5/16 x 10 5/8 x 1/16" (13.5 x 27 x 0.2 cm) Collection Philip and Shelley Fox Aarons
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Antwerp Zoo Rhinoceros 1961 Gelatin silver print 6 7/8 × 9 5/16" (17.5 × 23.7 cm) Private collection, Brussels
Gare au défi! Le Pop Art, Jim Dine et l’influence de René Magritte (Beware the challenge! Pop art, Jim Dine and the influence of René Magritte) 1963 Digital reproduction, printed 2016 Image courtesy Maria Gilissen Archives of Marcel Broodthaers
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Le Problème noir en Belgique (The black problem in Belgium) 1963–64 Newspaper (Le Soir, Brussels, January 19--20, 1964), manufactured eggs, paint, and nail on found decorative-paper board 18 15/16 × 15 3/8 × 2 1/2" (48.1 × 39.1 × 6.4 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 2015
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Papa 1963/1966 Painted eggshells on painted half of a chair, and painted beveled mirror with paint, chalk, and rope Half chair and painted eggshells: 35 1/4 × 16 9/16 × 13 9/16" (89.5 × 42 × 34.5 cm) Mirror: 19 5/16" (49 cm) diam. Private Collection. Courtesy Hauser & Wirth
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Pense-Bête (Memory aid) 1964 Poetry book. Letterpress, thirty-two pages, some with collage overall: 11 5/8 x 8 3/4 x 3/16" (29.5 x 22.2 x 0.4 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Pense-Bête (Memory aid) 1964 Poetry book. Letterpress, thirty-two pages, with collage overall: 11 5/8 x 8 3/4 x 3/16" (29.5 x 22.2 x 0.4 cm) Private collection, Brussels
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Pense-Bête (Memory aid) 1964 Poetry book. Letterpress, thirty-two pages overall: 11 5/8 x 8 3/4 x 3/16" (29.5 x 22.2 x 0.4 cm) Collection Pierre F. Daled, Brussels
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Pense-Bête (Memory aid) 1964 Poetry book. Letterpress, thirty-two pages, with collage 11 5/8 × 8 3/4 × 3/16" (29.5 × 22.2 × 0.4 cm) Collection Philip and Shelley Fox Aarons
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Invitation to Moi aussi, je me suis demandé si je ne pouvais pas vendre quelque chose et réussir dans la vie . . . , (I, too, wondered whether I couldn’t sell something . . .), Galerie Saint Laurent, Brussels, April 10–25, 1964 1964 Letterpress on magazine page page (each approx.): 9 7/8 x 6 5/8" (25.1 x 16.9 cm); sheet (unfolded): 9 15/16 x 13 1/4" (25.2 x 33.6 cm) Private collection, Brussels
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Invitation to Moi aussi, je me suis demandé si je ne pouvais pas vendre quelque chose et réussir dans la vie . . . , (I, too, wondered whether I couldn’t sell something . . .), Galerie Saint Laurent, Brussels, April 10–25, 1964 1964 Letterpress on magazine page page (each approx.): 9 7/8 x 6 5/8" (25.1 x 16.9 cm); sheet (unfolded): 9 15/16 x 13 1/4" (25.2 x 33.6 cm) Committee on Prints and Illustrated Books Fund
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Invitation to Moi aussi, je me suis demandé si je ne pouvais pas vendre quelque chose et réussir dans la vie . . . , (I, too, wondered whether I couldn’t sell something . . .), Galerie Saint Laurent, Brussels, April 10–25, 1964 1964 Letterpress on magazine page page (each approx.): 9 7/8 x 6 5/8" (25.1 x 16.9 cm); sheet (unfolded): 9 15/16 x 13 1/4" (25.2 x 33.6 cm) Private collection, Brussels
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Invitation to Moi aussi, je me suis demandé si je ne pouvais pas vendre quelque chose et réussir dans la vie . . . , (I, too, wondered whether I couldn’t sell something . . .), Galerie Saint Laurent, Brussels, April 10–25, 1964 1964 Letterpress on magazine page page (each approx.): 9 7/8 x 6 5/8" (25.1 x 16.9 cm); sheet (unfolded): 9 15/16 x 13 1/4" (25.2 x 33.6 cm) Private collection, Brussels
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Pense-Bête (Memory aid) 1964 Books, paper, plaster, and plastic balls on wooden base Without base: 11 13/16 × 33 1/4 × 16 15/16" (30 × 84.5 × 43 cm) Collection Flemish Community, long term loan S.M.A.K.
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Pour un haut devenir du comportement artistique (For a lofty future of the artistic comportment) 1964 Printed book cover, metal screws, eggshells, and plaster on panel 11 13/16 x 27 9/16 x 5 7/8" (30 x 70 x 15 cm) Private Collection. Courtesy Hauser & Wirth
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) La Valise belge (The Belgian suitcase) 1964 Painted panel with painted manufactured eggs and fragment of umbrella; painted oilcloth suitcase containing painted umbrella handle, folded painted canvas, painted helmet, and mussel shells on painted wooden base Suitcase: 10 13/16 × 22 1/4 × 19 1/8" (27.5 × 56.5 × 48.5 cm) Panel: 29 15/16 × 21 7/8 × 4 3/4" (76 × 55.5 × 12 cm) Private collection. Courtesy Hauser & Wirth
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) La Grand-Mère (The grandmother) 1964 Eggshells, mussel shell, cup, bicycle pump, brush, plastic ball, hemp, and porcelain figurine encased in plaster with frame 31 1/2 × 15 3/4 × 5 7/8" (80 × 40 × 15 cm) Framed: 28 3/4 × 18 1/2 × 3 15/16" (73 × 47 × 10 cm) Private collection, Brussels
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Pupitre à musique (Music stand) 1964 Mussel shells, plaster, and paint on wooden music stand 55 1/8 × 40 3/16 × 20 7/8" (140 × 102 × 53 cm) Private collection, Brussels
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Le Cycle de la vie (The cycle of life) 1964 Plastic eggs containing plastic toys, hair, cotton, and hourglass on painted wooden shelf 2 15/16 x 19 11/16 x 3 3/8" (7.5 x 50 x 8.5 cm) Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar, the Netherlands
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Les Jambes rouges (The red legs) 1964 Plastic tray, wood, plaster, paint, doll’s legs, and eggshells on wooden base 19 5/8 × 8 1/2 × 10 3/4" (49.8 × 21.6 × 27.3 cm) Collection Jill and Peter Kraus
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Fémur d’homme belge (Femur of a Belgian man) 1964–1965 Painted human thighbone 3 1/8 x 18 1/2 x 3 15/16" (8 x 47 x 10 cm) Collection Sylvio Perlstein, Antwerp
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Fémur d’une femme française (Femur of a French woman) 1965 Painted human thighbone 3 9/16 x 17 x 3 1/2" (9.1 x 43.2 x 8.9 cm) The Sonnabend Collection Foundation and Antonio Homem
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Armoire blanche et table blanche (White cabinet and white table) 1965 Painted furniture with eggshells Cabinet 33 7/8 x 32 1/4 x 24 1/2" (86 x 82 x 62 cm), table 41 x 39 3/8 x 15 3/4" (104 x 100 x 40 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Fractional and promised gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder, 1992
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Untitled (Triptych) 1965-1966 Eggshells on painted canvas Each: 39 3/8 x 27 9/16 x 3 15/16" (100 x 70 x 10 cm) Black and Yellow panels: M.-C. & Ch. Firmenich-Guillissen / Pierre Huber, Art & Public, Geneva Red panel: Collection Sylvio Perlstein, Antwerp
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Rose, M. Broodthaers 1965-66 Glass, plastic, paper, and cotton 10 5/8 × 6 5/16" (27 × 16 cm) Private collection, Belgium
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Triomphe de moule I (Triumph of mussel I) 1965 Painted pot, mussel shells, and tinted resin 18 3/4 × 19 5/8 × 15" (47.6 × 49.8 × 38.1 cm) Philadelphia Museum of Art. Gift (by exchange) of Mr. and Mrs. R. Sturgis Ingersoll and Mrs. Herbert Cameron Morris
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Frites (Fries) 1966 Painted wood and ceramic bowl 9 7/16 x 9 7/16 x 8 11/16" (24 x 24 x 22 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Maria 1966 Dress, hanger, and printed shopping bag with eggshells on primed canvas 44 1/8 x 39 3/8 x 4 3/4" (112 x 100 x 12 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Herman J. Daled, 2011
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Eye in a Plastic Container 1966 Photomechanical reproduction and plastic container 1 5/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 5/16" (4.2 x 3.4 x 3.4 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Tour visuelle (Visual tower) 1966 Painted wooden shelves with glass jars containing printed advertisements (for Helena Rubinstein cosmetic products) and cotton 19 9⁄16 in. (49.7 cm) diam.; 34 15⁄16 in. (88.7 cm) high Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) L'Erreur (The error) 1966 Eggshells on painted canvas 39 3/8 × 27 9/16 × 3 1/8" (100 × 70 × 8 cm) Kravis Collection
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Je retourne à la matière, je retrouve la tradition des primitifs, peinture à l’oeuf, peinture à l’oeuf (I return to matter, I rediscover the tradition of the primitives, painting with egg, painting with egg) 1966 Wooden box containing eggshell fragments (some painted) and invitations Box (open): 12 5/16 × 10 13/16 × 10 3/16" (31.3 × 27.5 × 25.8 cm) Tate. Purchase, 1980
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Cercle de moules (Circle of mussels) 1966 Mussel shells with tinted resin on painted panel 63 in. (160 cm) diam. Private Collection. Courtesy Hauser & Wirth
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Pool 1966 Two painted wooden barrels (one with chalk) and eggshells Each barrel: 9 13/16" in. (25 cm) diam.; 13 in. (33 cm) high Private collection
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) La Caméra qui regarde (The watching camera) 1966 Glass jars containing printed advertisements (for Helena Rubinstein cosmetic products) and cotton on wooden shelves and tripod 41 3/4 × 5 1/2 × 14 3/16" (106 × 14 × 36 cm) Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar, the Netherlands
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Meuble de salon noir (Furniture of the black parlor) 1966 Wooden coffin with glass jars containing cut photographic paper on photographic paper 70 7/8 × 20 1/2 × 6 1/2" (180 × 52 × 16.5 cm) Pinault Collection
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Panneau de moules (Panel of mussels) 1966 Mussel shells with tinted resin on painted panel 45 3/4 x 48 x 5 1/2" (116.2 x 121.9 x 14 cm) National Gallery of Art, Washington. Gift of the Collectors Committee, 2005
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Étagère (Le D est plus grand que le T) (Shelf [The D is bigger than the T]) 1966-68 Letterpress on canvas on painted shelf with cut gelatin silver prints, painted cardboard tubes, and printed card 34 5/8 × 29 15/16 × 5 7/8" (88 × 76 × 15 cm) Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Invitation to Je retourne à la matière, je retrouve la tradition des primitifs, peinture à l’oeuf, peinture à l’oeuf, Galerie Cogeime, Brussels, September 27–October 9, 1966 1966 Offset lithograph on perforated, adhesive-backed paper 6 5/8 × 9 13/16" (16.9 × 25 cm) Private collection, Brussels
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Phantômas (issue dedicated to Marcel Broodthaers), no. 62 February, 1966 Offset, printed in color 8 7/8 × 5 9/16" (22.5 × 14.1 cm) Private collection, Brussels
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Catalogue for Moules OEufs Frites Pots Charbon (Mussels eggs fries pots coal), Wide White Space Gallery, Antwerp, May 26–June 26, 1966 1966 offset, printed in black Cover: 7 7/8 × 5 7/16" (20 × 13.8 cm) Herman and Nicole Daled Papers, partial gift of the Daled Collection, I.31. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Le Corbeau et le Renard (The crow and the fox) 1967–1968 Lithographs, one with cut and collaged chromogenic color prints; cut photographic canvas on felt; two photographic canvases mounted on wooden sticks; two-sided photographic canvas; photographic canvas on wooden panel; 16mm film (color, silent), 7 min.; metal cannister Dimensions variable Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Moules sauce blanche (Mussels with white sauce) 1967 Painted pot, mussel shells, paint, and tinted resin 14 3⁄4 in. (37.5 cm) diam.; 19 1⁄8 in. (48.5 cm) high Private collection, New York
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) 100/100% Ordres de bourse, La Banque (100/100% stock orders, The bank) 1967 Painted photographic canvas on two cut-out panels Each panel (one irreg.): 41 3/4 x 43 5/16 x 13/16" (106 x 110 x 2 cm) Estate Marcel Broodthaers
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Planche à charbon (Coal board) 1967 Coal on painted wood 98 7/16 × 31 1/2 × 9 13/16" (250 × 80 × 25 cm) Pinault Collection
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) L’Objet écrit (la bouteille de lait) (The written object [the bottle of milk]) 1967 Photographic canvas with four painted glass milk bottles on painted wooden shelf 29 15/16 × 22 1/16 × 6 5/16" (76 × 56 × 16 cm) Private collection
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Monument an X (Monument year X) 1967 Bricks, mortar, plaster, and trowel 31 1/8 × 7 1/2 × 13 3/4" (79 × 19 × 35 cm) Collection Fabre, Brussels
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Le Corbeau et le Renard (The crow and the fox) 1967 Retractable projection screen with printed letters 63 3/8 × 85 13/16" (161 × 218 cm) Estate Marcel Broodthaers
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Véritablement (Truly) 1967 Photographic canvas 70 1/16 x 48 1/16" (178 x 122 cm) Private collection
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Moules (Mussels) 1967 Photographic canvas 39 3/8 × 31 1/2" (100 × 80 cm) Collection Carl Keirsmaekers, Belgium
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) EEEE...S 1967 Acrylic on photographic canvas 47 5/8 x 39 15/16" (121 x 101.5 cm) Private collection
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Catalogue for Marcel Broodt(h)aers / Court-circuit (Marcel Broodt[h]aers / Short circuit), Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, April 13–25, 1967 1967 Offset lithograph, sixteen pages Page: 5 1/4 × 6" (13.4 × 15.2 cm) Estate Marcel Broodthaers
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Catalogue for Marcel Broodt(h)aers / Courtcircuit (Marcel Broodt[h]aers / Short circuit), Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, April 13–25, 1967 1967 Offset lithograph, sixteen pages Cover: 8 5/16 × 6" (21.1 × 15.2 cm) Herman and Nicole Daled Papers, partial gift of the Daled Collection, I.33. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York
Exhibition checklist for Marcel Broodthaers: ‘Le Court-Circuit’, April 13–25, 1967 1967 offset, printed in black Cover: 8 1/4 × 5 7/8" (21 × 14.9 cm) Herman and Nicole Daled Papers, partial gift of the Daled Collection, I.33. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Invitation to Le Corbeau et le Renard (The crow and the fox), Wide White Space Gallery, Antwerp, March 7–24, 1968 March 24, 1968 Letterpress 4 3/16 × 6 7/16" (10.6 × 16.4 cm) Herman and Nicole Daled Papers, partial gift of the Daled Collection, I.34. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Invitation from Marcel Broodthaers to Herman and Nicole Daled to the inauguration of Section XIXe siècle, Musée d’Art Moderne, Département des Aigles (Nineteenth-century section, Museum of modern art, Department of eagles), on September 27, 1968 September 27, 1968 Letterpress and ink 4 9/16 × 6 15/16" (11.6 × 17.6 cm) Herman and Nicole Daled Papers, partial gift of the Daled Collection, I.35. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Open letter, "À mes amis/Palais des Beaux-Arts le 7/6/68" (To my friends) June 7, 1968 Mimeograph 10 3/4 × 8 7/16" (27.3 × 21.4 cm) Herman and Nicole Daled Papers, partial gift of the Daled Collection, I.36. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Open letter, "Chers Amis/Paris, le 29 novembre 1968" (Dear friends) November 29, 1968 Mimeograph with ink 10 13/16 × 8 7/16" (27.5 × 21.4 cm) Herman and Nicole Daled Papers, partial gift of the Daled Collection, I.194. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Untitled (Cartes postales concernant la peinture du XIX siècle) [Postcards of nineteenth-century paintings] 1968 Twenty-six postcards in frame Frame: 28 7/8 x 37 11/16" (73.3 x 95.8 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Promised Gift of Nicole Daled-Verstraeten, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Caquelon de moules (Pot of mussels) 1968 Mussel shells with tinted resin in painted pot 5 7/8 x 13 x 9 13/16" (15 x 33 x 25 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Le Lion belge (The Belgian lion) June 1968 Frying pan containing found vacuum-formed plastic lion head 4 3/4 x 16 15/16 x 9 5/8" (12 x 43 x 24.5 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Véritablement (Truly) 1968 Gelatin silver emulsion on canvas 30 1/2 x 48 7/16 x 1" (77.5 x 123 x 2.5 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Le Réchaud à gaz (Gas stove) 1968-70 Eggshells, paint, feather, and stove 7 7/8 x 13 3/4 x 6 5/16" (20 x 35 x 16 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Académie I (Academy I) 1968 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate 33 3/4 x 46 15/16 x 3/16" (85.7 x 119.3 x 0.5 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Académie II (Academy II) 1968 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate overall: 33 3/4 x 46 15/16 x 3/16" (85.7 x 119.2 x 0.5 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Chez votre fournisseur (Le Vinaigre des Aigles) (At your supplier [Vinegar of Eagles]) 1968 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate overall: 32 3/16 x 47 1/16 x 1 9/16" (81.8 x 119.5 x 4 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Chez votre fournisseur (Le Vinaigre des Aigles) (At your supplier [Vinegar of Eagles]) 1968 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate overall: 32 3/16 x 46 7/8 x 1 9/16" (81.8 x 119 x 4 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Département des Aigles (David–Ingres–Wiertz–Courbet) (Department of eagles [David–Ingres–Wiertz–Courbet]) 1968 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate overall: 33 1/16 x 47 5/8 x 3/16" (84 x 121 x 0.5 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Le Drapeau noir, tirage illimité (The black flag, unlimited edition) 1968 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate overall: 32 11/16 x 47 1/8 x 3/8" (83 x 119.7 x 1 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Rue René Magritte Straat (Street René Magritte street) 1968 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate overall: 32 1/2 x 46 15/16 x 3/16" (82.5 x 119.3 x 0.5 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Téléphone 1968 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate overall: 33 1/16 x 46 7/8 x 3/16" (84 x 119 x 0.5 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Museum, enfants non admis (Museum, children not admitted) 1968-69 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate overall: 32 3/16 x 46 3/4 x 3/16" (81.7 x 118.7 x 0.5 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Carte du monde poétique (Map of the poetic world) 1968 Pen on printed world map mounted on canvas Framed: 47 5/8 × 73 5/8 × 1 9/16" (121 × 187 × 4 cm) Herbert Foundation, Ghent
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Panneau de moules (Panel of mussels) 1968 Mussel shells with tinted resin on painted panel 48 7/16 × 25 3/8 × 3 15/16" (123 × 64.5 × 10 cm) Private collection
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Projection sur caisse (Projection on crate) 1968 Fifty 35mm slides projected on commercial packing crate, with postcards on wall Packing crate: 65 3/8 x 66 1/8 x 6 5/16" (166 x 168 x 16 cm) Département des Aigles
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Le Corbeau et le Renard (The crow and the fox) 1968 Photographic canvas, typewriter, and three printed sheets Canvas: 44 1/4 × 32 5/16 × 16 1/8" (112.4 × 82 × 41 cm) Each sheet: 11 13/16 × 8 7/16" (30 × 21.5 cm) Centre Pompidou, Paris / Musée national d´art moderne, Centre de création industrielle
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Il n'y a pas de structures primaires (There are no primary structures) 1968 Oil on canvas 30 1/2 × 45 1/4" (77.5 × 115 cm) Galerie Michael Werner Märkisch Wilmersdorf, Cologne, and New York
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Le Corbeau et le Renard (The crow and the fox) 1968 Cut photographic canvas on three painted tubes Two tubes: 2 9⁄16 in. (6.5 cm) diam.; 44 1⁄8 in. (112 cm) high One tube: 2 3⁄16 in. (5.5 cm) diam.; 44 1⁄8 in. (112 cm) high Estate Marcel Broodthaers
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Museum (casquette) (Museum [cap]) 1969 object, plexiglass Overall: 14 15/16 x 10 5/8 x 12 1/2" (38 x 27 x 31.8 cm) Hat on stand: 9 1/16 x 6 11/16 x 5 1/8" (23 x 17 x 13 cm) Herman and Nicole Daled Papers, partial gift of the Daled Collection, I.38*. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York.
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Invitation from Marcel Broodthaers to Herman and Nicole Daled to the closing ceremony of Section XIXe siècle, Musée d’Art Moderne, Département des Aigles (Nineteenth-century section, Museum of modern art, Department of eagles), on September 27, 1968 September 27, 1969 Letterpress and ink 4 9/16 × 6 15/16" (11.6 × 17.6 cm) Herman and Nicole Daled Papers, partial gift of the Daled Collection, I.35. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Open letter, Certificate of authenticity from the Musée d’Art Moderne, Département des Aigles November 15, 1969 Mimeograph 10 13/16 × 8 1/2" (27.5 × 21.6 cm) Herman and Nicole Daled Papers, partial gift of the Daled Collection, I.36. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Open letter, “Mon Cher Lamelas, 1. Conceptual artists are more rationalists rather than mystics... etc.........” October 31, 1969 Mimeograph 10 13/16 × 8 7/16" (27.5 × 21.4 cm) Herman and Nicole Daled Papers, partial gift of the Daled Collection, I.36. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Open letter, “Mon cher Kasper, Ce qui me reste comme souvenir principal de notre tour d’horizon dans la salle I du musée, c’est notre admiration commune pour le portrait de Mademoiselle Rivière par Ingres....” May 9, 1969 Mimeograph 10 13/16 × 8 7/16" (27.5 × 21.4 cm) Herman and Nicole Daled Papers, partial gift of the Daled Collection, I.36. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Un coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard (A throw of the dice will never abolish chance) 1969 Artist's book. Offset lithograph, thirty-two pages page (each): 12 3/4 x 9 13/16" (32.4 x 24.9 cm); book: 12 3/4 x 9 13/16 x 1/8" (32.4 x 24.9 x 0.3 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1982
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Un coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard (A throw of the dice will never abolish chance) 1969 Artist's book. Offset lithograph, thirty-two pages page (each): 12 13/16 x 9 3/4" (32.5 x 24.7 cm); overall (closed): 12 13/16 x 9 13/16 x 1/8" (32.5 x 25 x 0.3 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Acquired through the generosity of Howard B. Johnson in honor of Riva Castleman, 1994
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Modèle: La Pipe 1969 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate overall: 32 7/16 x 46 7/8 x 3/16" (82.4 x 119 x 0.5 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Modèle: La Pipe 1969 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate overall: 32 7/8 x 47 5/8 x 3/16" (83.5 x 121 x 0.5 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Musée d'Art Moderne, Les Aigles, Section XIXe siècle (Museum of modern art, The eagles, Nineteenth-century section) 1969 Two painted vacuum-formed plastic plates Each: 76 3/16 x 35 1/4 x 3/16" (193.5 x 89.5 x 0.5 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Porte A (Door A) 1969 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate overall: 33 7/16 x 46 9/16 x 3/16" (85 x 118.3 x 0.5 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Un coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard (A throw of the dice will never abolish chance) 1969 Mechanical engraving and paint on twelve aluminum plates plate (each): 12 3/4 x 19 9/16 x 1/8" (32.4 x 49.7 x 0.3 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Vingt ans après (Twenty years after), vol. 1 1969 Artist's book. Volume 1 of Vingt ans après, by Alexandre Dumas (1845, Paris: Gallimard, 1961), with letterpress wrap and pasted insert containing an interview between the artist and the publisher overall: 6 9/16 x 4 7/16 x 7/8" (16.6 x 11.2 x 2.2 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Vingt ans après (Twenty years after), vol. 2 1969 Artist's book. Volume 2 of Vingt ans après, by Alexandre Dumas (1845, Paris: Gallimard, 1961), with letterpress wrap and pasted insert containing an interview between the artist and the publisher page (each): 6 1/2 × 4 5/16" (16.5 × 10.9 cm); overall (closed): 6 1/2 × 4 5/16 × 15/16" (16.5 × 11 × 2.4 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Riva Castleman Endowment Fund, 2015
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Un coup de dés jamais quand bien même . . . (A throw of the dice even though . . .) 1969 Felt-tip pen and paint on canvas 64 15/16 x 48 1/16" (165 x 122 cm) Speck Collection, Cologne
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Quatre Pipes Alphabet (Four pipes alphabet) 1969 Four painted vacuum-formed plastic plates Each: 33 1/16 × 47 1/4 × 3/16" (84 × 120 × 0.5 cm) Estate Marcel Broodthaers
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Le Costume d'Igitur (The suit of Igitur) 1969 Jacket and coat hanger with label 35 7/16 x 19 11/16" (90 x 50 cm) Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain, Strasbourg
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Plan du musée d'art moderne de Bruxelles (Map of the museum of modern art of Brussels) 1969 Felt-tip pen on cardboard 23 5/8 × 33 1/4" (60 × 84.5 cm) Benjamin Katz
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Un voyage à Waterloo (Napoléon 1769–1969) 1969 16mm film (black and white, silent) 3 min. Estate Marcel Broodthaers
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) La Pluie (Projet pour un texte) (The rain [Project for a text]) 1969 16mm film (black and white, silent) 2 min. Estate Marcel Broodthaers
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Échelle de briques (Brick ladder) 1969 Wooden ladder, bricks, glue, paint, and cement 90 9/16 × 21 5/8 × 15 3/4" (230 × 55 × 40 cm) Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar, the Netherlands
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Invitation to Marcel Broodthaers à la Deblioudebliou/S, Exposition littéraire autour de Mallarmé (Marcel Broodthaers at WWS, Literary exhibition concerning Mallarmé), Wide White Space Gallery, Antwerp, December 2–20, 1969 1969 Offset lithograph 4 3/16 × 6 5/16" (10.7 × 16 cm) Private collection, Brussels
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Cahier (Exercise book) 1970-71 Artist's book. Pen in notebook, 116 pages, with pen and cut-and-pasted 100 deutsche mark note on envelope page (each): 8 1/8 x 5 3/4" (20.6 x 14.6 cm); overall (closed): 8 1/8 x 5 3/4 x 1/4" (20.6 x 14.6 x 0.6 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Untitled (General with Cigar) 1970 Found oil painting and cigar 15 3/4 x 11 13/16 x 2 3/4" (40 x 30 x 7 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Ensemble d’objets avant figurer au 12 Burgplatz Düsseldorf (Théorie des figures) (Group of objects shown at 12 Burgplatz Düsseldorf [Theory of figures]) 1970–71 Mixed-medium installation Dimensions variable Museum Abteiberg Mönchengladbach
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Pelle (Shovel) 1970 Wallpaper on painted shovel 44 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 1 3/8" (113 x 21 x 3.5 cm) Pinault Collection
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Lingot (Ingot) 1971 Gold kilobar with artist's mint marks and stamp Approx. 4 1/2 × 2 × 3/8" (11.5 × 5.1 × 0.9 cm) Département des Aigles
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Handwritten contract regarding the sale of one kilo bar of fine gold 1971 Pen on paper Each: 8 7/8 × 8 1/4" (22.5 × 21 cm) Private collection, Brussels
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Ma collection (My collection) 1971 Invitations, printed sheets, publications, gelatin silver prints, maquettes, and manuscripts, with paint, pen, and pencil, mounted on both sides of two boards Each: 37 3/8 × 23 5/8" (95 × 60 cm) Frame (each): 40 9/16 × 26 3/4 × 1 3/8" (103 × 68 × 3.5 cm) Eric Decelle, Bruxelles
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Page one of three-page letter to Joseph Beuys September 25, 1972 photocopy 11 11/16 × 8 5/16" (29.7 × 21.1 cm) Herman and Nicole Daled Papers, partial gift of the Daled Collection, I.36. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Page two of three-page letter to Joseph Beuys September 25, 1972 photocopy 11 11/16 × 8 5/16" (29.7 × 21.1 cm) Herman and Nicole Daled Papers, partial gift of the Daled Collection, I.36. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Page three of three-page letter to Joseph Beuys September 25, 1972 photocopy 11 11/16 × 8 5/16" (29.7 × 21.1 cm) Herman and Nicole Daled Papers, partial gift of the Daled Collection, I.36. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Museum–Museum 1972 Two screenprints composition: 33 x 46 1/2" (83.9 x 118.2 cm); sheet (each): 33 x 23 1/4" (83 x 59.1 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Associates Fund, 1991
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Tractatus Logico-Catalogicus 1972 Offset lithograph composition (irreg.): 23 5/8 x 57 5/8" (60 x 146.4 cm); sheet: 27 9/16 x 60 11/16" (70 x 154.2 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Art & Project/Depot VBVR Gift, 2007
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Série anglaise (English series) 1972 Letterpress on nine unstretched, primed canvases Each 31 15/16 x 39 13/16 x 1 3/16" (81.2 x 101.1 x 3 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Musée–Museum 1972 Offset lithograph with three postcards composition (irreg.): 17 x 29 1/16" (43.2 x 73.8 cm); sheet: 19 7/8 x 29 1/2" (50.5 x 75 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Musée–Museum 1972 Offset lithograph with two postcards composition (irreg.): 17 x 29 1/16" (43.2 x 73.8 cm); sheet: 19 7/8 x 29 1/2" (50.5 x 75 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Section Publicité du Musée d’Art Moderne, Département des Aigles (Publicity section of the Museum of modern art, Department of eagles) 1972 Installation with wood, bronze, painted vacuum-formed plastic plate, vitrines, slide projections, pins, reproductions, and fire extinguisher Overall: 236 1/4 × 167 5/16 × 114 3/16" (600 × 425 × 290 cm) Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen. Acquired in 1999, with the support of the Ernst von Siemens Art-Kunstfonds
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Série en langue française (Série de neuf peintures sur un sujet littéraire) (Series in the French language [Series of nine paintings on a literary subject]) 1972 Letterpress on nine unstretched, primed canvases Each: 31 7/8 x 39 3/8" (81 x 100 cm) Estate Marcel Broodthaers
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) A Architect c.1972 Gouache on wallpaper 33 1/16 × 21 5/8" (84 × 55 cm) Collection Lilott & Erik Berganus
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Gedicht: Gedicht Poem Poème, Change Exchange Wechsel 1973 Two screenprints composition (each): 37 9/16 x 25 1/4" (95.4 x 64.2 cm); sheet (each): 38 1/2 x 26 13/16" (97.8 x 68.1 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, Riva Castleman Endowment Fund, 2005
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Miroir d’époque régence (Regency mirror) 1973 Convex mirror in gilded wood frame 55 7/8 x 30 7/16 x 20 1/2" (142 x 77.3 x 52 cm) Collection S.M.A.K, Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Ghent, Belgium
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Série de neuf peintures en langue allemande: Die Welt (Series of nine paintings in the German language: The world) 1973 Letterpress on nine unstretched, primed canvases Each: 31 1/2 x 39 3/8" (80 x 100 cm) Estate Marcel Broodthaers
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Analyse d'une peinture 1973 16mm film (color, silent) 2 min. Estate Marcel Broodthaers
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Panneau A (Panel A) 1974–1975 Gelatin silver prints, chromogenic color prints, and acrylic on painted wooden panel 68 x 99 x 2 1/2" (172.7 x 251.5 x 6.4 cm) Kravis Collection
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) P 1974 Painted plaster, painted wood, stencil, and walnuts Vitrine: 39 × 48 × 27" (99.1 × 121.9 × 68.6 cm) Eight parts, largest disc: 13 1/2 × 12 1/4" (34.3 × 31.1 cm) Kravis Collection
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Éloge du sujet (In praise of the subject) 1974 Objects and printed labels in display case, framed print, and paint box large case: 36 1/4 × 57 1/2 × 38 3/16" (92.1 × 146 × 97 cm) paint box: 2 1/8 × 12 × 8 3/8" (5.4 × 30.5 × 21.2 cm) framed print: 14 5/16 × 20 3/16 × 5/16" (36.3 × 51.2 × 0.8 cm) MACBA Collection. MACBA Consortium. Herbig long-term loan
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Un jardin d’hiver (ABC) (A winter garden [ABC]) 1974 35mm film (color, sound) transferred to 16mm film 6 min. Estate Marcel Broodthaers
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Tapis de Sable (Sand carpet) 1974 Quartz sand, pigments, palm in pot, printed terry cloth Kentia palm: 77 15/16 x 63 x 23 5/8" (198 x 160 x 60 cm) Sand carpet: 132 11/16 x 86 5/8" (337 x 220 cm) Bathing towel: 42 1/8 x 20 5/8" (107 x 52.4 cm) Collection Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Un Jardin d'hiver II (A winter garden II) 1974 Six photographs of nineteenth-century etchings, seventeen painted chairs, thirty potted palms, 16mm film projected on screen Dimensions variable Estate Marcel Broodthaers
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) L'Entrée de l'exposition (The entry to the exhibition) 1974 Installation Panel A: 52 3/4 × 41 13/16 × 7/8" (134 × 106.2 × 2.3 cm) Photographs, each: 15 1/2 × 18 3/8 × 1 1/8" (39.3 × 46.7 × 2.8 cm) Tractatus Logico-Catalogicus: 27 9/16 × 60 11/16" (70 × 154.2 cm) Museum-Museum, each print: 32 11/16 × 23 1/4" (83 × 59.1 cm) Gedicht Poem Poème Change Exchange Wechsel, each print: 38 1/2 × 26 13/16" (97.8 × 68.1 cm) Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Catalogue for Moules OEufs Frites Pots Charbon (Mussels, eggs, fries, pots, coal), Wide White Space Gallery, Antwerp, May 26–June 26, 1966 [revised edition] 1974 Offset lithograph, twelve pages Page: 7 7/8 × 5 7/16" (20 × 13.8 cm) Private collection, Brussels
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Catalogue for Moules OEufs Frites Pots Charbon (Mussels eggs fries pots coal), Wide White Space Gallery, Antwerp, May 26–June 26, 1966 [revised edition] 1974 offset, printed in black and red Cover: 8 1/2 × 5 7/16" (21.6 × 13.8 cm) Herman and Nicole Daled Papers, partial gift of the Daled Collection, I.31. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Deux caisses (Two crates) 1975 Two wooden boxes with wallpaper Component: 111 7/16 × 32 1/2 × 30 1/2" (283 × 82.5 × 77.5 cm) Component: 32 11/16 × 33 1/4 × 7 1/16" (83 × 84.5 × 18 cm) Courtesy Michael Werner Gallery, New York
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) Décor: A Conquest by Marcel Broodthaers 1975 Mixed-medium installation Dimensions variable Courtesy Michael Werner Gallery, New York and London, and Estate Marcel Broodthaers
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) La Salle blanche (The white room) 1975 Wood, photographs, light bulb, paint, and cord 153 9/16 x 132 5/16 x 259 1/16" (390 x 336 x 658 cm) Centre Pompidou, Paris / Musée national d´art moderne, Centre de création industrielle
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) The Ballad of a Star over Reading Gaol 1975 Oil on three canvases Each (canvas): 63 × 39 3/8" (160 × 100 cm) Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, The Netherlands, formerly in the Visser collection
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Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) La Conquête de l'espace, Atlas à l'usage des artistes et des militaires (The conquest of space, Atlas for the use of artists and the military) 1975 Artist's book. Offset lithograph, thirty-eight pages with slipcase overall: 1 5/8 x 1 1/8 x 3/8" (4.2 x 2.9 x 1 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
Marcel Broodthaers (Belgian, 1924–1976) La Conquête de l'espace, Atlas à l'usage des artistes et des militaires (The conquest of space, Atlas for the use of artists and the military) 1975 Artist's book. Offset lithograph, thirty-eight pages with slipcase overall: 1 5/8 x 1 1/8 x 3/8" (4.2 x 2.9 x 1 cm) Estate Marcel Broodthaers
Works by other artists in the exhibition:
Stéphane Mallarmé (French, 1842–1898) Un coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard 1914 Book page (each): 12 5/8 x 9 13/16" (32 x 25 cm); overall (closed): 12 15/16 x 10 3/16 x 3/8" (32.9 x 25.8 x 1 cm) Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 2011
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