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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 9601270, member: 56&quot;]It has been argued that this piece is not by Duchamp.&nbsp; The alternative story is that he was given it to display in an exhibition and that&#039;s how his name became attached.&nbsp; The actual originator was a truly exotic specimen named Elsa Baroness von Freytag-Loringhoven.&nbsp; She was married to a German aristo and living at the summit of society in New York when WWI started.&nbsp; Her husband returned to Germany to fight in the war and promptly died.&nbsp; The family closed ranks and she went from being a wealthy Baroness to a pauper in Greenwich Village.&nbsp; She also went a bit mad.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lots of articles about her online.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the story related to Duchamp is entirely plausible.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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