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Henri-Robert-MarcelDuchamp(UK: / ˈdjuːʃɒ̃ /, US: / djuːˈʃɒ̃, djuːˈʃɑːmp /; [1] French: [maʁsɛl dyʃɑ̃]; 28 July 1887 - 2 October 1968) was a French American artist, chess player, and inventor who played a key role in the development of the avant-garde in the United States and in New York City, where he spent the last 25 years of his life. [2][3][4][5]Duchampwas the

MarcelDuchamp: Desire, Liberation and the Self in Modern Culture , Berkeley, Los Angeles and London 1995 Arturo Schwarz, The Complete Works ofMarcel

Collector and columnist Adam Lindemann writes about whatMarcelDuchamphas to teach people involved in the art market.

In 1911, the twenty-five-year-oldMarcelDuchampmet Francis Picabia, and the following year attended a theater adaptation of Raymond Roussel's

ThreeDuchampbrothers, left to right:MarcelDuchamp, Jacques Villon , and RaymondDuchamp-Villon in the garden of Jacques Villon's studio in

Duchamp,MarcelMarcelDuchamp. MarcelDuchamp: Fountain Fountain , ready-made byMarcelDuchamp, replica of the 1917 original (now lost).

MarcelDuchamp(born July 28, 1887, Blainville, France—died October 2, 1968, Neuilly) was a French artist who broke down the boundaries between works of art and everyday objects. After the sensation caused by Nude Descending a Staircase (No. 2) (1912), he painted few other pictures.

WhenMarcelDuchampcreated his most famous work—the industrially produced urinal Fountain —it was largely ignored. "Of course, it had to be scandalous,"Duchamplater recalled of his readymade, but its provocation went deeper than a cheap bit of toilet humor. 1 Fountain was the high point ofDuchamp'scampaign to dismantle and expand the boundaries of what constitutes a work of art

‘Fountain‘,MarcelDuchamp, 1917, replica 1964 on display at Tate Modern. MarcelDuchampMarcelDuchamp, Richard Hamilton

about all there was to know aboutMarcelDuchamp. Evidently not. .50th anniversary ofDuchamp’s death, entitledDuchamp’s Last Day.

Fountain is included in theMarcelDuchampcatalogue raisonné by Arturo Schwarz ; The complete works ofMarcelDuchamp(number 345).

MarcelDuchamp, Jacques Villon , RaymondDuchamp-Villon in the garden of Villon's studio, Puteaux, France, c.1913. MarcelDuchamp, dressed as a

Study for Mary Louise Reynolds Collection Label, c. 1951MarcelDuchampProfile of Mary Reynolds with Jewel, 1951MarcelDuchampSurrealism in 1947 (Le Surréalisme en 1947), 1947MarcelDuchampEntrance Door, 1968MarcelDuchampSee all 28 artworks Exhibition Frida Kahlo's Month in Paris: A Friendship with Mary Reynolds Mar 29-Jul 13, 2025

See HowMarcelDuchampBroke the Rules and Shocked the Art World Again and Again The subversive French artist is receiving his first retrospective in the United States in more than 50 years

MarcelDuchampwas the brother of: As a child, with his two older brothers already away from home at school in Rouen,Duchampwas close to his sister

MarcelDuchampand the Readymade MarcelDuchampBicycle Wheel New York, 1951 (third version, after lost original of 1913)

Duchamp, born near Rouen, France, came from a family with deep artistic roots. His father was a notary, but his maternal grandfather worked as both a shipping agent and an engraver, and three siblings also became artists: Jacques Villon (1875-1963), SuzanneDuchamp-Crotti (1889-1963), and RaymondDuchamp-Villon (1876-1918).

MarcelDuchampwith The Large Glass (1915-1923), Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1965 Mark Kauffman/Getty Images.