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L.H.O.O.Q.

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L.H.O.O.Q. is a work of art by Marcel Duchamp, first conceived in 1919 as one of what Duchamp called readymades, specifically a rectified ready-made. Its found object is a cheap postcard reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, onto which Duchamp drew a moustache and beard in pencil and appended the title. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Year Created
1919 1
Medium
Pencil on reproduction 1
Location
Various versions in multiple collections 1
Classification
Genre
Printmaking 1
Medium
Medium (category)
Drawing 1
Connections

Created By

Marcel Duchamp, Artists
Source L.H.O.O.Q. (Wikipedia)

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Printmaking, Art Forms
Sources
1. L.H.O.O.Q. (Wikipedia)
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence
    First conceived in 1919, the work is one of what Duchamp referred to as
  • Lead paragraph, third sentence
    onto which Duchamp drew a moustache and beard in pencil and appended the title.
  • Infobox: museum
    Various versions in multiple collections
  • infobox medium field: Pencil on reproduction
  • Wikipedia article: work classified by its own real-world art form
  • Created By: Marcel Duchamp, Infobox: artist
    Marcel Duchamp
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