Marcel Broodthaers

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  • Author
  • Artist

Key facts:
  • Life: 1924 - 1976
  • Country: Belgium
  • Gender: male
  • Books: 6
  • Artworks: 108
  • Author Period Covered: 1988 - 2016

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Timeline

There are 108 artworks by Marcel Broodthaers created between 1954 and 1975 in our database:

Movements

There are 6 artworks by Marcel Broodthaers linked to an art movement:

Movement Artworks Distribution %
Conceptual Art 6 100.00

Media and materials

Marcel Broodthaers used 72 distinct media and materials:

Medium Artworks
Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate 22
Offset lithograph 9
Lithograph on paper 6
Journal, letterpress printed 2
Artist's book. Offset lithograph, thirty-two pages 2
Photomechanical reproduction and glass jar 1
Poetry book. Letterpress, forty-four pages, with line block frontispiece by Serge Vandercam 1
Artist's book. Letterpress dust jacket wrapped around catalogue for Kölner Kunstmarkt '71 with artist's inscriptions 1
Poetry book. Letterpress, twenty-four pages, with frontispiece by Serge Vandercam 1
Two painted vacuum-formed plastic plates 1
Gouache on printed paperboard 1
Two screenprints 1
Two offset lithographs with postcards 1
Offset lithograph with three postcards 1
Offset lithograph with two postcards 1
Painted photographic canvas on cut-out boards, in two parts 1
Oil paint on 9 canvases 1
Mussel shells with tinted resin on painted panel 1
Poetry book. Letterpress, 32 pages, some with collage 1
Mussel shells with tinted resin in painted pot 1
Painted and printed unstretched canvas, in nine parts 1
Frying pan with found vacuum-formed plastic lion head 1
Lithograph on two sheets 1
Offset manuscript and type, and reproductions of photographs 1
Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate, with felt-tip pen additions 1
Glass bottle, printed tissue, and box 1
Line block with felt-tip pen additions 1
Gelatin silver prints and ballpoint pen on paper 1
Screenprint 1
Screenprint on paper 1
Photographic canvas 1
Mechanical engraving and paint on twelve aluminum plates 1
Artist's book. Offset lithograph, twenty-eight pages with printed folder 1
Found oil painting and cigar 1
Artist's book. Volume 1 of Vingt ans après, by Alexandre Dumas (1845, Pari Gallimard, 1961), with letterpress wrap and pasted insert containing an interview between the artist and the publisher 1
Artist's book. Volume 2 of Vingt ans après, by Alexandre Dumas (1845, Pari Gallimard, 1961), with letterpress wrap and pasted insert containing an interview between the artist and the publisher 1
Dress, hanger, and printed shopping bag with eggshells, on primed canvas 1
35mm filmstrip and pencil on cardboard 1
9 photographs, black and white, on paper on board 1
Artist's book. Letterpess, sixteen pages 1
Letterpress on unstretched, primed canvases, in nine parts 1
Artist's book. Letterpress, twenty-eight pages 1
Video (black and white, sound) 1
Screenprint and 12 photographs, colour, on paper 1
Painted wood and light sensitive emulsion on canvas 1
Lithograph and screenprint on paper 1
Mussel shells, pigment, polyester resin and iron casserole with wooden handles 1
Ink on paper in artist's frames 1
Soup can 1
Artist's book. Pen in notebook, 116 pages, with pen and cut-and-pasted 100 deutsche mark note on envelope 1
One from a set of 156 offset printed bulletins, exhibition copy 1
Artist's book. Offset lithograph, thirty-eight pages16mm film (color, silent, 4:15 min.) and canister 1
Artist's book. Offset lithograph, thirty-eight pages 1
Gelatin silver prints and cut-and-pasted printed paper 1
Photomechanical reproduction and plastic container 1
Ink and pencil on paperboard 1
Eggshells and paint on stretched canvas 1
Painted ceramic bowl with painted and charred wood 1
Eggshells, feather, and stove 1
Screenprint on two sheets 1
Wooden box, egg shells, printed paper and metal 1
Letterpress on magazine page 1
Artist's book, letterpress printed 1
Ink, colored ink, and lithograph on four pieces of paper 1
Exhibition catalogue. Offset lithograph, two volumes 1
Poetry book. Letterpress, sixteen pages, with etchings by Jan Sanders 1
Artist's book. Offset lithograph, thirty-eight pages with slipcase 1
Twelve chromogenic prints on board with printed paper label and ink inscription 1
Photographic canvas on wooden box; two offset lithographs, one with cut and collaged chromogenic color prints; cut photographic canvas on felt; two photographic canvases mounted on wooden sticks; two-sided photographic canvas; photographic canvas on wooden panel; 16mm film (color, silent; 7 min.); metal canister 1
Newspaper, painted plastic eggs, paint, and nail on found decorative-paper board 1
Poetry book. Pen, ten pages with plastic cover 1
Painted furniture with eggshells 1

Collected by

108 artworks by Marcel Broodthaers are located in the following collections:

Collection Artworks
Museum of Modern Art (New York) 95
Tate Museums 13

Directory of work

Explore 108 artworks by Marcel Broodthaers:

Title Year Medium
"Adieu, Police!" published in Phantômas, no. 2 1954.0 Journal, letterpress printed
"Le Roi midi" published in Phantômas, no. 3 1954.0 Journal, letterpress printed
"M.B. M.B. M.B..." 1970.0 Ink on paper in artist's frames
24 frames/second, 24 images/seconde 1972.0 Gelatin silver prints and cut-and-pasted printed paper
A Railway Robbery 1972.0 Lithograph on paper
A Voyage on the North Sea 1973.0 Artist's book. Offset lithograph, thirty-eight pages
A Voyage on the North Sea 1973.0 Artist's book. Offset lithograph, thirty-eight pages16mm film (color, silent, 4:15 min.) and canister
Academy I (Académie I) 1968.0 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate
Academy II (Académie II) 1968.0 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate
Art & Project Bulletin #66 1972.0 One from a set of 156 offset printed bulletins, exhibition copy
At your supplier (Vinegar of Eagles) (Chez votre fournisseur [Le Vinaigre des Aigles]) 1968.0 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate
At your supplier (Vinegar of Eagles) (Chez votre fournisseur [Le Vinaigre des Aigles]) 1968.0 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate
Atlas 1975.0 Lithograph on paper
Atlas 1975.0 Offset lithograph
Cahier (Exercise book) 1970.0 Artist's book. Pen in notebook, 116 pages, with pen and cut-and-pasted 100 deutsche mark note on envelope
Campbell's Soup 1969.0 Soup can
Casserole and Closed Mussels 1964.0 Mussel shells, pigment, polyester resin and iron casserole with wooden handles
Charles Baudelaire: Je hais le mouvement qui déplace les lignes (Charles Baudelaire: I hate the movement that displaces lines) 1973.0 Artist's book. Letterpess, sixteen pages
Citron-Citroen 1974.0 Lithograph and screenprint on paper
Comedy 1974.0 Lithograph on paper
Comedy (Comédie) from the portfolio Mirrors of the Mind 1974.0 Offset lithograph
Cone 1969.0 Painted wood and light sensitive emulsion on canvas
Daguerre’s Soup 1975.0 Screenprint and 12 photographs, colour, on paper
Danger de mort Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate
Dear Little Sister 1972.0 Lithograph on paper
Department of Eagles (David - Ingres - Wiertz - Courbet) (Département des Aigles [David - Ingres - Wiertz - Courbet]) 1968.0 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate
Department of Eagles (David–Ingres–Wiertz–Courbet) (Département des Aigles [David–Ingres–Wiertz–Courbet]) 1968.0 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate
Do You Have a Tongue in Your Mouth? 1972.0 Video (black and white, sound)
Door A (Porte A) 1969.0 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate
Door A (Porte A) 1969.0 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate
En lisant la Lorelei. / Wie ich die Lorelei gelesen habe. (While reading the Lorelei.) 1975.0 Artist's book. Letterpress, twenty-eight pages
English Series 1972.0 Letterpress on unstretched, primed canvases, in nine parts
Eye in a Plastic Container 1966.0 Photomechanical reproduction and plastic container
Figure or Trade Mark (Palette) 1975.0 Ink and pencil on paperboard
Four Eggs 1966.0 Eggshells and paint on stretched canvas
Fries 1966.0 Painted ceramic bowl with painted and charred wood
Gas Stove 1968.0 Eggshells, feather, and stove
Gedicht - Poem - Poème / Change - Exchange - Wechsel 1973.0 Screenprint on two sheets
How is the Memory and La Fontaine? (Comment va la mémoire et La Fontaine?) 1973.0 Offset lithograph
I Return to Matter, I Rediscover the Tradition of the Primitives, Painting with Egg, Painting with Egg 1966.0 Wooden box, egg shells, printed paper and metal
Invitation to Moi aussi, je me suis demandé si je ne pouvais pas vendre quelque chose et réussir dans la vie..., Galerie Saint Laurent, April 10–25, 1964 1964.0 Letterpress on magazine page
Je hais le mouvement qui déplace les lignes 1973.0 Artist's book, letterpress printed
Journal d'un voyage utopique 1973.0 Ink, colored ink, and lithograph on four pieces of paper
L'Angélus de Daumier 1975.0 Exhibition catalogue. Offset lithograph, two volumes
La Bête noire (The black beast) 1961.0 Poetry book. Letterpress, sixteen pages, with etchings by Jan Sanders
La Conquête de l'espace, Atlas à l'usage des artistes et des militaires (The conquest of space, Atlas for the use of artists and the military) 1975.0 Artist's book. Offset lithograph, thirty-eight pages with slipcase
La Soupe de Daguerre 1974.0 Twelve chromogenic prints on board with printed paper label and ink inscription
Le Corbeau et le Renard (The crow and the fox) 1967.0 Photographic canvas on wooden box; two offset lithographs, one with cut and collaged chromogenic color prints; cut photographic canvas on felt; two photographic canvases mounted on wooden sticks; two-sided photographic canvas; photographic canvas on wooden panel; 16mm film (color, silent; 7 min.); metal canister
Le Problème noir en Belgique (The Black Problem in Belgium) 1963.0 Newspaper, painted plastic eggs, paint, and nail on found decorative-paper board
Louis Bourgoignie d'écriture (Louis Bourgoignie on writing) 1954.0 Poetry book. Pen, ten pages with plastic cover
M.B., 24 images/seconde 1970.0 35mm filmstrip and pencil on cardboard
Mademoiselle Rivière and Monsieur Bertin 1975.0 9 photographs, black and white, on paper on board
Magie: Art et Politique 1973.0 Offset manuscript and type, and reproductions of photographs
Maria 1966.0 Dress, hanger, and printed shopping bag with eggshells, on primed canvas
Minuit (Midnight) 1960.0 Poetry book. Letterpress, twenty-four pages, with frontispiece by Serge Vandercam
Model: The Pipe (Modèle: La Pipe) 1969.0 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate
Model: The Pipe (Modèle: La Pipe) 1969.0 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate
Mon livre d'ogre (My ogre book) 1957.0 Poetry book. Letterpress, forty-four pages, with line block frontispiece by Serge Vandercam
Mouth in a Preserve Jar 1965.0 Photomechanical reproduction and glass jar
Multiplied Unlimited (Multiplié illimité) 1968.0 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate
Museum of Modern Art For Sale - By Reason of Bankruptcy (Musée d'Art Moderne à vendre - Pour cause de faillite) 1970.0 Artist's book. Letterpress dust jacket wrapped around catalogue for Kölner Kunstmarkt '71 with artist's inscriptions
Museum of Modern Art. The Eagles. 19th-Century Section (Musée d'Art Moderne. Les Aigles. Section XIXe siècle) 1969.0 Two painted vacuum-formed plastic plates
Museum. Children not admitted (Museum. Enfants non admis) 1968.0 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate
Museum. Children not admitted (Museum. Enfants non admis) 1968.0 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate
Museum–Museum 1972.0 Two screenprints
Musée–Museum 1972.0 Two offset lithographs with postcards
Musée–Museum 1972.0 Offset lithograph with three postcards
Musée–Museum 1972.0 Offset lithograph with two postcards
On the Art of Writing. On the Writing of Art 1968.0 Painted photographic canvas on cut-out boards, in two parts
Open Letter (Lettre ouverte) 1972.0 Offset lithograph
Paintings 1973.0 Oil paint on 9 canvases
Panel of Mussels 1968.0 Mussel shells with tinted resin on painted panel
Pense-Bête (Memory aid) 1964.0 Poetry book. Letterpress, 32 pages, some with collage
Poster for Section XIXe siècle (BIS), Düsseldorf, 1970 1970.0 Offset lithograph
Poster for Section XIXe siècle, Brussels, 1968–69 1970.0 Offset lithograph
Poster for Section XVIIe siècle, Antwerp, 1969 1970.0 Offset lithograph
Pot of Mussels 1968.0 Mussel shells with tinted resin in painted pot
Proverbe (Proverb) 1974.0 Gouache on printed paperboard
Puzzle 1969.0 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate
Rebus 1973.0 Lithograph on paper
Street René Magritte Street (Rue René Magritte Straat) 1968.0 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate
Telephone (Téléphone) 1968.0 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate
Telephone (Téléphone) 1968.0 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate
The Belgian Lion 1968.0 Frying pan with found vacuum-formed plastic lion head
The Black Flag, Unlimited Edition (Le Drapeau noir, tirage illimité) 1968.0 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate
The Farm Animals 1974.0 Lithograph on paper
The Farm Animals (Les Animaux de la ferme) 1974.0 Lithograph on two sheets
The Fishes 1975.0 Painted and printed unstretched canvas, in nine parts
The Goose, the Wing (L'Oie, l'aile) 1970.0 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate
The Goose, the Wing (L'Oie, l'aile) 1969.0 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate, with felt-tip pen additions
The Goose, the Wing (L'Oie, l'aile) 1969.0 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate
The Manuscript Found in a Bottle (Le Manuscrit trouvé dans une bouteille) 1974.0 Glass bottle, printed tissue, and box
The Mouse Writes Rat (At the Author's Expense) (La Souris écrit rat [À compte d'auteur]) 1974.0 Line block with felt-tip pen additions
The Politics of Experience 1970.0 Gelatin silver prints and ballpoint pen on paper
The Signature. 1st Series. Unlimited Edition. (La Signature. Série 1. Tirage illimité.) 1969.0 Screenprint
Tractatus Logico Catalogicus - Art or the Art of Selling 1972.0 Screenprint on paper
Tractatus Logico-Catalogicus 1972.0 Offset lithograph
Truly 1968.0 Photographic canvas
Un Pari perdu 1969.0 Painted vacuum-formed plastic plate
Un coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard (A throw of the dice will never abolish chance) 1969.0 Artist's book. Offset lithograph, thirty-two pages
Un coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard (A throw of the dice will never abolish chance) 1969.0 Artist's book. Offset lithograph, thirty-two pages
Un coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard (A throw of the dice will never abolish chance) 1969.0 Mechanical engraving and paint on twelve aluminum plates
Un jardin d'hiver (A winter garden) 1974.0 Artist's book. Offset lithograph, twenty-eight pages with printed folder
Untitled 1969.0 Offset lithograph
Untitled (General with Cigar) 1970.0 Found oil painting and cigar
Vingt ans après (Twenty years after), vol. 1 1969.0 Artist's book. Volume 1 of Vingt ans après, by Alexandre Dumas (1845, Pari Gallimard, 1961), with letterpress wrap and pasted insert containing an interview between the artist and the publisher
Vingt ans après (Twenty years after), vol. 2 1969.0 Artist's book. Volume 2 of Vingt ans après, by Alexandre Dumas (1845, Pari Gallimard, 1961), with letterpress wrap and pasted insert containing an interview between the artist and the publisher
White Cabinet and White Table 1965.0 Painted furniture with eggshells

Main subjects

Books written by Marcel Broodthaers primarily cover the following subjects:

Language

The 6 editions have been published in 1 languages:

Language Editions
eng 6

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