Marcel Broodthaers / The Manuscript
BROODTHAERS Marcel (Saint-Gilles, Belgio 1924 - Colonia 1976)
(Berlin), Edition René Block, [1974], 15,8x10,6 cm., illustrated advertising card with a black and white photographic image of the multiple “The Manuscript 1833”, titles and texts in white. The work was exhibited for the first time in Berlin, Galerie René Block, 11 October - 2 November 1974.
BROODTHAERS Marcel (Saint-Gilles, Belgio 1924 - Colonia 1976)
(Berlin), Edition René Block, [1974], 15,8x10,6 cm., illustrated advertising card with a black and white photographic image of the multiple “The Manuscript 1833”, titles and texts in white. The work was exhibited for the first time in Berlin, Galerie René Block, 11 October - 2 November 1974.
BROODTHAERS Marcel (Saint-Gilles, Belgio 1924 - Colonia 1976)
(Berlin), Edition René Block, [1974], 15,8x10,6 cm., illustrated advertising card with a black and white photographic image of the multiple “The Manuscript 1833”, titles and texts in white. The work was exhibited for the first time in Berlin, Galerie René Block, 11 October - 2 November 1974.
“The Object: an ordinary bottle used for white Bordeaux-wine. Below the neck of the bottle the words: «The Manuscript and the year «1833» are printed in a light black. - The Subject: It’s the tale of Edgar Allan Poe «The Manuscript found in a bottle» published for the first time in 1833 in a newspaper at Baltimore. - An Edition of 120 signed and numbered. The pieces No. 1 to No. 36 are packed in 12 boxes, No. 37 to No. 120 are packed individually. - Available for $200 (37-129) / $500 (1-36)”.
