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Quoted from notes by Marcel Duchamp surely visited his brother Villon prior to 12 In unpublished manuscripts written for
in D'Harnoncourt and McShine (eds), 1904 when he actually moved in with him. the most part between 1910 and 1914.
`Marcel Duchamp', New York, The Museum 'See Aaron Scharf's extensive discussion of These are mostly rough drafts written in
of Modern Art, 1973, p. 258. events, publications and impact in 'Art and French of Kupka's book, published in
2 Ibid., p. 256. Photography', London 1968, pp. 162-208. Czech in Prague in 1923: 'Creation in the
Madame Denise Fedit of Paris, in 'Accompanied by a catalogue: 'Musee Plastic Arts'. All these drafts are in
preparing the Kupka inventory catalogue Centennal de la classe 12 (Photographie) private hands.
for the Musée National d'Art Moderne à l'Exposition universelle internationale de 13 The photographs reproduced here were
(1966), found a prospectus for Reynaud's 1900 à Paris' (Bibliotheque Nationale. chosen particularly for their relation to
seances of 1896 or 1897 among Kupka's Paris). Kupka and therefore do not show a linear
personal papers. I am indebted to Madame 8 There is some confusion about exactly progression, which was extremely common
Fedit for her invaluable assistance and what Kupka exhibited and for what he won a in Marey's experiments.
information (both published and unpublished medal. However it is certain that he did 14 Duchamp, loc. cit.
material) concerning this particular aspect exhibit in 1900. 15 See Brian Petrie, 'Boccioni and Bergson',
of Kupka's development. I am indebted to Monsieur Michel Frizot in The Burlington Magazine, vol. CXVI,
Fedit dates The Horsemen 1900-02, based of Dijon for bringing this contact to my no. 852, March 1974, pp.
140-47.
on conversations with Madame Kupka who attention. 10 Quoted in Petrie, op. cit., p.1 43.
maintained that the drawing was done prior 10 G. H. Hamilton and W. C. Agee, 17 Karl Flinker Collection, Paris.
to her meeting Kupka in 1903. Fedit alludes `Raymond Duchamp-Villon', New York, 18 Quoted in B. Petrie, op. cit., P. 145.
to the praxinoscope in her catalogue Knoedler and Co., 1967, p. 41.
discussion of this drawing. 10 E. J. Marey, preface to the catalogue
In view of close family ties, Duchamp mentioned in note 7 above.

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