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50 cc of Paris Air

50 cc of Paris Air, Marcel Duchamp
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50 cc of Paris Air is a Dadaist Glass Sculpture created by Marcel Duchamp in 1919. It lives at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the United States. The image is used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Sculpture. Source

Duchamp bought this small glass ampoule from a Paris pharmacist as a souvenir for his friend and patron Walter C. Arensberg. In 1949, the vial was accidentally broken and repaired, which begs the question: Is the air even from Paris anymore?

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To Be Looked At, Marcel Duchamp

To Be Looked At

1918
In Advance of the Broken Arm, Marcel Duchamp

In Advance of the Broken Arm

1915
Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2, Marcel Duchamp

Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2

1912
Aurelien, Man Ray

Aurelien

Man Ray, 1944
Bottle Rack, Marcel Duchamp

Bottle Rack

1914
Untitled, from an Ethnographic Museum, Hannah Höch

Untitled, from an Ethnographic Museum

Hannah Höch, 1929
Glider Containing a Water Mill in Neighboring Metals, Marcel Duchamp

Glider Containing a Water Mill in Neighboring Metals

1913-1915
Eichhörnchen, Méret Oppenheim

Eichhörnchen

Méret Oppenheim, 1969
Waterloo Bridge Helmet, The Celts

Waterloo Bridge Helmet

150 BCE-50 BCE
In the Evening, Lying on Her Bed, She Reread the Letter from Her Artilleryman at the Front, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti

In the Evening, Lying on Her Bed, She Reread the Letter from Her Artilleryman at the Front

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, 1919
Design for an Exhibition Building, Wenzel Hablik

Design for an Exhibition Building

Wenzel Hablik, 1919
Linear Composition, Liubov Popova

Linear Composition

Liubov Popova, 1919

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