Marcel Duchamp's Boîte-en-valise: The Museum of MetamorphosisMain MenuIntroductionThe Museum of MetamorphosisCatalogue essayThe Seven Series of BoîtesBoîtes in Museum Collections around the World…and OnlineFurther Reading[bibliography page]Lauren Rooney597ff088ef1db884d9e8445c7e06bd004b6c1250
Boîte-en-valise II/XX, at the National Galleries, Scotland
1media/Screen Shot 2023-05-13 at 4.09.26 PM_thumb.png2023-05-13T14:13:33-07:00Lauren Rooney597ff088ef1db884d9e8445c7e06bd004b6c1250427004Duchamp inscribed this Boîte-en-valise to Surrealist-affiliated artist and writer Georges Hugnet in May 1941. Its "original" is a color guide for the reproduction of The Large Glass.plain2023-05-14T16:09:53-07:00National Galleries, Scotland. Artwork photographed by Antonia Reeve.55.95299458177585, -3.224471837611854Lauren Rooney597ff088ef1db884d9e8445c7e06bd004b6c1250
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12023-05-14T06:35:47-07:00The Seven Series of Boîtes20gallery2023-05-15T08:00:40-07:00Duchamp issued his Boîtes, numbering between 296 and 311 in total, in seven editions, conventionally identified with the letters A-G: one deluxe edition (series A, issued 1941-1949) and six standard editions. For each standard series, he selected a different color scheme, making them fairly simple to distinguish from one another. Scroll through the gallery of sample Boîtes to read about the particular features of each series and the modifications that Duchamp made to the Boîte between editions.
12023-05-14T06:08:02-07:00…and Online17gallery2023-05-15T09:35:18-07:00Click through the gallery to consider a sample of the striking ways in which the Boîte greets its online viewers/visitors.