Rose Sélavy figures allusively in this "semi-Readymade," which consists of a small metal cage containing marble cubes and a thermometer. Duchamp explained that the thermometer was to register the coldness of the marble cubes since it is the cold that causes sneezes.
Gallery label from Dada, June 18–September 11, 2006.
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Medium
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Painted metal birdcage containing marble blocks, thermometer, and piece of cuttlebone
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Dimensions
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4 7/8 x 8 3/4 x 6 3/8" (12.3 x 22.1 x 16 cm)
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Credit
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Gift of Galleria Schwarz
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Object number
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1123.1964.a-e
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Copyright
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© 2023 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris / Estate of Marcel Duchamp
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Department
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Painting and Sculpture