Duchamp's L.H.O.O.Q. replica sold at auction.


A replica of Marcel Duchamp's Mona Lisa with a mustache made in 1964 has been auctioned at Sotheby's.

Sold at auction at Sotheby ’s in Paris for the sum of 631,500 euros is a replica of Marcel Duchamp’s"Mona Lisa with a Moustache."

L.H.O.O.Q., the Dadaist artist’s famous work, was made in 1919, while the Mona Lisa sold a few days ago was reportedly made in 1964 at the request of his friend Arturo Schwarz.

The work comes from the collection of American Arthur Brandt.

Image: Marcel Duchamp, L.H.O.O.Q. (1919; New York, Private Collection)

Duchamp's L.H.O.O.Q. replica sold at auction.
Duchamp's L.H.O.O.Q. replica sold at auction.


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