SKU: 32753463404

Salt Seller: The Writings of Marcel Duchamp

Sale price$63.12 Regular price$70.13
Save 10%

Pay in installments of $17.53 with ShopPay, AfterPay and Klarna

Shipping Estimate
USA
  • USA
  • CAN

Ships within 48 hours · Estimated delivery Aug 22 - Aug 27

Promo Codes Available:

For Your Every Summer RSVP, with Code: SUMMER15

Description

Salt Seller: The Writings of Marcel DuchampNude Descending a Staircase is one of the best known works of art in this century. It caused a sensation at the historic Armory Show of 1913, being damned by one critic as "an explosion in a shingle factory." Yet the criticism in no way perturbed it imperturbable creator, Marcel Duchamp. Duchamp's "readymades" (the urinal singed by R. Mutt and entitled Fountain, the snow shovel entitled In Advance of the Broken Arm, and other objects bought and

Nude Descending a Staircase is one of the best known works of art in this century. It caused a sensation at the historic Armory Show of 1913, being damned by one critic as "an explosion in a shingle factory." Yet the criticism in no way perturbed it imperturbable creator, Marcel Duchamp. Duchamp's "readymades" (the urinal singed by R. Mutt and entitled Fountain, the snow shovel entitled In Advance of the Broken Arm, and other objects bought and exhibits as works of art) are by now familiar objects of critical derision and delight. And Duchamp's influence has been pervasive throughout modern art, fostering Neo-Dada, Op Art, Pop Art, and Conceptual Art.

 

Marcel Duchamp's major work, The Bride Stripped Bare by her Bachelors, Even (also known as The Large Glass) was left in a state of "definitive incompletion" in 1923. The notes for this extraordinary work form the largest part of SALT SELLER. Duchamp collected many of them for his Green Box in 1934, when their publication was immediately hailed by Andre Breton as a major intellectual event. The notes themselves will help the curious but mystified spectator of The Large Glass in no simple or straight-forward way. They do, however, demonstrate what an extraordinarily original process the making of The Bride Stripped Barde by Her Bachelors, Even was.

 

Duchamp's wit is nowhere in greater evidence than in the section "Rose Selavy & Co." Duchamp was photographed in women's apparel by Man Ray and created a "readymade" female alter-ego Rose Selavy ("Eros c'est la vie" or "arroser la vie" - drink it up; celebrate life). Rose printed a calling card and her company advertised -- "For practical wear, a Rose Selavy creation: The oblong cress, designed exclusively for ladies afflicted with hiccups." The company also had a service department which made "...home deliveries: domestic mosquitoes (half stock.)" The surrealists had proclaimed in the twenties that words were no longer playing around but had started making clove. This description seems to fit the sayings of Rose Selavy who fashioned some of the most joyous and ingenious couplings and uncouplings in modern literature.'

 

In the section "Marcel Duchamp, Critic", the more serious side of Duchamp is represented by two informative interviews and two important statements on art, "The Creative Act" and "Apropos of Readymades." His more experimental writings are grouped under the title "Texticles."

 

Taken together these varied writings constitute a major document of modern art. Whether the reader sits back and enjoys the charms of Duchamp or studies and attempts to decipher his inner-most secrets, the reader will find SALT SELLAR a compendium of delight.

Shipping Notes
  • Free Standard Shipping on $100+ Orders to the USA.
  • Except Preorder products are shipped in 48 hours.
  • Delivery to the USA:
  1. Standard Shipping : 3-10 business days
  • If time is of the essence, please consider selecting expedited delivery for faster service.
Exchange/Return Notes
  • We offer a 30-day return/exchange service after receiving.
  • Final sale items are not eligible for returns or exchanges.
  • To process your return/exchange, please contact us at [email protected]
  • Please click here for more details>>> Return & Exchange Policy
SKU: 32753463404

Discover Niche Categories That Outsell

Top-Converting Item to Boost Your Average Order

4.2 ★★★★★
Based on 9 reviews
Sort
Highest Rating
Newest First
Oldest First
Product Reviews
A
Verified Purchase
Amazon Customer
Massapequa, US
★★★★★ 5
Paper Towel Holder Great Quality and nice looking!
Color: Brushed Nickel, Material Type: Stainless Steel
Great Quality. Sturdy and nice looking.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2026
J
Verified Purchase
Judith Abraham
Bozeman, US
★★★★★ 5
Should have got this ages ago!
Color: Gold, Material Type: Stainless Steel
Heavy enough to stay in place, but light enough to pick up and carry to the cleanup site. Very simple, but elegantly fashioned.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2026
C
Verified Purchase
Cynthia Willis
Houston, US
★★★★★ 5
Great product, and looks great!
Color: Black, Material Type: Stainless Steel
Perfect and worth the price! Solid , sturdy and looks great! I recommend this product 100%.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2025
N
Verified Purchase
NomdePlume
Chelsea, US
★★★★★ 5
Good solid weight. Nice appearance.
Color: Brushed Nickel, Material Type: Stainless Steel
Nice solid weight. Elegant. Even though I'm only using it in my craft/maker space. :)
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2026
A
Verified Purchase
arcy
Louisville, US
★★★★★ 5
Love it
Color: Brushed Nickel, Material Type: Stainless Steel
Great quality works really well
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2026

recommand products