
The signature is reproduced in black paint.

Tate’s work is a 1964 replica and is made from glazed earthenware painted to resemble the original porcelain. The original, which is lost, consisted of a standard urinal, usually presented on its back for exhibition purposes rather than upright, and was signed and dated ‘R.

Fountain is one of Duchamp’s most famous works and is widely seen as an icon of twentieth-century art.
