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Dali was a genius in finance it seems. (Original Post) Figarosmom 15 hrs ago OP
Back in 1999, I was part of a Marcel Duchamp/Poincare Harvard Univ Symposium... GReedDiamond 13 hrs ago #1
I want that book! Can I get it on Amazon? CTyankee 12 hrs ago #2
Actually, I checked amazon... GReedDiamond 12 hrs ago #3
several copies on abe's. mopinko 6 hrs ago #4
Love Duchamp Figarosmom 3 hrs ago #5

GReedDiamond

(5,535 posts)
1. Back in 1999, I was part of a Marcel Duchamp/Poincare Harvard Univ Symposium...
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 03:15 AM
13 hrs ago

...and I rode in a cab next to Timothy Phillips, who actually painted several "lesser known" Dali works which Dali signed, but otherwise hadn't touched.

The other guy in the cab with me was Arturo Schwarz, Duchamp's biographer - The Complete Works Of Marcel Duchamp.

Talk about *surreal*

GReedDiamond

(5,535 posts)
3. Actually, I checked amazon...
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 04:14 AM
12 hrs ago

...and found nothing.

...ebay has many listings, would advise caution in vetting the authenticity of them.

Actual good quality first editions are quite expensive.

Also, it is a physically large and heavy book.

Figarosmom

(10,894 posts)
5. Love Duchamp
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 12:51 PM
3 hrs ago

Made a large sculpture in my 3D class that the professor said reminded him of Duchump. It reminded him of Nude Descending Stairs. So I looked it up and yeah he was right.

That would have been cool. Did he talk to you about his work ?

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