Marcel Duchamp, 1887-1968, New York/France, known for dada, avant-garde, cubism, and assemblage. Original etchin from cancelled plate impression titled "Coffee Mill" for Du Cubisme. Originally a painting which Duchamp created for his brother Raymond Duchamp-Villion's kitchen in Neuilly, France in November and December of 1911 (ill. in Schwarz, cat. no. 178; the painting is now in the collection of The Tate Gallery, London). In 1912, Duchamp's other brother, the sculptor Jacques Villon, made an etching after the painting which was reproduced as a photogravure in the Cubist manifesto "Du Cubisme" by Albert Gleizes and Jean Metzinger, Eugene Figuiere et Cie, Paris. In 1947, "Du Cubisme" was republished in a limited edition of 455 copies with eleven original etchings, including the Coffee Mill. Plate measures 7" x 3 & 1/8", signed LL, double matted and framed behind glass. Provenance: Purchased by the consignor from Ferdinand Roten Galleries, Baltimore, MD in 1972. Ferdinand Roten sticker en verso, with number 15.