| Style | Surrealism, Dadaism, Cubism, (Post-Impressionism) |
| Lived | July 28, 1887 – October 2, 1968 ( 20th century ) |
| Nationality | France |
| Biography |
Marcel Duchamp Biography |
| Prints |
Marcel Duchamp prints and posters |
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| Paintings |
Although Marcel Duchamp is usually best known for his Surrealist paintings, his early career mainly consisted of post-impressionist paintings. Some examples of this post-impressionistic paintings are 'Two Nudes' and 'Landscape at Blainville'. His surrealistic work includes titles such as 'Mona Lisa with a Moustache', 'Nude Descending a Staircase No.2', 'Bycicle Wheel' and 'Chocolate Grinder No.2'.
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| Quote | "The creative act is not performed by the artist alone; the spectator brings the work in contact with the external world by deciphering and interpreting its inner qualifications and thus adds his contribution to the creative act."
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| Interesting |
Marcel Duchamp had a lifelong passion for chess. He once said "I am still a victim of chess. It has all the beauty of art - and much more. It cannot be commercialized. Chess is much purer than art in its social position."
Marcel Duchamp is one of the most interesting and innovative artists of the 20th century. It became Duchamp's goal to abandon "retinal" art -art that only please to the eye- and wanted to create a new kind of art, one which would engage the mind. |
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| Links |
Understanding Duchamp - Complete website about the artist.
Marcel Duchamp World Community - Studies about the artist.
Marcel Duchamp's Chess Games - Relive history with Duchamp's chess games.
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