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Marcel Broodthaers' 1967 Sculpture Moules sauce blanche Featured in Artcritical Post

publication · 2026-04-22

A 1967 sculpture by Marcel Broodthaers titled Moules sauce blanche (Mussels with white sauce) was documented in an artcritical.com post on April 7, 2016. The work measures 14 3/4 inches in diameter and 19 1/8 inches high, constructed from a painted pot, mussel shells, paint, and tinted resin. Copyright for the piece in 2016 was held by the Estate of Marcel Broodthaers through Artists Rights Society and SABAM in Brussels. The post was timestamped at 1:17 am and filed under an unspecified category on the WordPress-powered artcritical platform. The entry allowed responses via RSS 2.0 feed but disabled ping notifications. This documentation provides specific material and dimensional details about a significant late-1960s assemblage work by the Belgian conceptual artist.

Key facts

  • Marcel Broodthaers created Moules sauce blanche (Mussels with white sauce) in 1967
  • The sculpture measures 14 3/4 inches in diameter and 19 1/8 inches high
  • Materials include painted pot, mussel shells, paint, and tinted resin
  • Copyright in 2016 was held by Estate of Marcel Broodthaers/Artists Rights Society/SABAM, Brussels
  • Artcritical.com posted about the work on April 7, 2016 at 1:17 am
  • The post was filed under an unspecified category
  • Artcritical runs on WordPress and uses RSS 2.0 feed
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Entities

Artists

  • Marcel Broodthaers

Institutions

  • Artists Rights Society
  • SABAM
  • artcritical
  • WordPress

Locations

  • Brussels

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