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L.H.O.O.Q.

Marcel Duchamp American, born France
1920/42
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: L.H.O.O.Q.
  • Artist: Marcel Duchamp (American (born France), Blanville 1887–1968 Neuilly-sur-Seine)
  • Artist: Francis Picabia (French, Paris 1879–1953 Paris)
  • Date: 1920/42
  • Medium: Engraving, pasted pieces of paper, and handwritten inscriptions in pencil
  • Dimensions: 9 1/4 × 7 in. (23.5 × 17.8 cm)
  • Classification: Works on Paper
  • Credit Line: Bluff Collection, Promised Gift of John A. Pritzker
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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