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Marcel Duchamp Art

French, 1887-1968

Marcel Duchamp was a French artist whose work is most often associated with the Dadaist and Surrealist movements. His output influenced the development of post-World War I Western art. Duchamp advised modern art collectors such as Peggy Guggenheim and other prominent figures, thereby helping to shape the tastes of Western art during this period.

A playful man, Duchamp challenged conventional thought about artistic processes and art marketing, not so much by writing but through subversive actions such as dubbing a urinal "art" and naming it Fountain. He produced relatively few artworks, while moving quickly through the avant-garde circles of his time.

“All in all, 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,” said Duchamp.

Born on July 28, 1887, in Blainville, brother of the artist Raymond Duchamp-Villon and the painter Jacques Villon, Duchamp began to paint in 1908. After producing several canvases in the current mode of Fauvism, he turned toward experimentation and the avant-garde, producing his most famous work, Nude Descending a Staircase (No. 2) in 1912. Portraying continuous movement through a chain of overlapping Cubistic figures, the painting caused a furor at New York City's famous “Armory Show” in 1913.

Duchamp painted very little after 1915, although he continued until 1923 to work on his masterpiece, The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even, an abstract work, also known as The Large Glasscomposed in oil and wire on glass — that was enthusiastically received by the Surrealists.

In sculpture, Duchamp pioneered two of the main innovations of the 20th-century kinetic art and ready-made art. His "ready-mades" consisted simply of everyday objects, such as a urinal and a bottle rack. His Bicycle Wheel, an early example of kinetic art, was mounted on a kitchen stool.

After his short creative period, Duchamp was content to let others develop the themes he had originated; his pervasive influence was crucial to the development of Surrealism, Dada and Pop art.

Duchamp became an American citizen in 1955. He died in Paris on October 1, 1968.

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(Biography provided by David Barnett Gallery)

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Artist: Marcel Duchamp
1947 original engraving by Marcel Duchamp -  Coffee Mill
1947 original engraving by Marcel Duchamp -  Coffee Mill

1947 original engraving by Marcel Duchamp - Coffee Mill

By Marcel Duchamp

Located in PARIS, FR

This rare 1947 original engraving, Coffee Mill, by Marcel Duchamp is a profound example of his conceptual approach to mechanical imagery and Dada aesthetics. Signed by the artist and...

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Marcel Duchamp, Monte Carlo Bond, from XXe siecle, 1939
Marcel Duchamp, Monte Carlo Bond, from XXe siecle, 1939

Marcel Duchamp, Monte Carlo Bond, from XXe siecle, 1939

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1930s Dada Marcel Duchamp Art

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International DADA Exhibition 1916-1923.

International DADA Exhibition 1916-1923.

By Marcel Duchamp

Located in New York, NY

DUCHAMP, Marcel. International DADA Exhibition 1916-1923. Large Poster printed in black and orange, designed by Duchamp. Single sheet, 965 x 635 mm, (38" x 25"). New York: Sidney Janis Gallery, 1953. Folded. A fine copy of this extremely rare Duchamp poster...

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1950s Dada Marcel Duchamp Art

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Paper

Marcel Duchamp - Rrose Sélavy in Wilson-Lincoln System Lenticular print Signed/N
Marcel Duchamp - Rrose Sélavy in Wilson-Lincoln System Lenticular print Signed/N

Marcel Duchamp - Rrose Sélavy in Wilson-Lincoln System Lenticular print Signed/N

By Marcel Duchamp

Located in New York, NY

Marcel Duchamp and by Takiguchi Rrose Sélavy (Marcel Duchamp) in Wilson-Lincoln System (Schwarz, 344), 1967 Lenticular print on thin white board. Hand signed by Marcel Duchamp. Date,...

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1960s Surrealist Marcel Duchamp Art

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Plastic, Mixed Media, Board, Pencil, Lenticular

Hommage a Caissa (for the Marcel Duchamp Fund of the American Chess Foundation)
Hommage a Caissa (for the Marcel Duchamp Fund of the American Chess Foundation)

Hommage a Caissa (for the Marcel Duchamp Fund of the American Chess Foundation)

By Marcel Duchamp

Located in New York, NY

Marcel Duchamp Hommage a Caissa (for the Marcel Duchamp Fund of the American Chess Foundation), 1966 Silkscreen Poster with Gold Matting Frame included Very scarce 1960s collectors item - rarely seen! Measurements: Framed: 26.25 x 21.25 x 0.5 inch Print: 26 x 21 inches Unsigned Accompanied by Certificate of Guarantee issued by Alpha 137 Gallery This extremely rare and historic invitation/exhibition poster was designed by Duchamp on the occasion of a group exhibition at New York's Cordier & Ekstrom Gallery for the Marcel Duchamp Fund of the Americas Chess Foundation in 1966. The exhibition was called "Hommage à Caissa." Duchamp invited 36 artists to contribute. It was in this show , held at the gallery at 978 Madison Ave, as of 1962 the Daniel Cordier & Arne Ekstrom Gallery, where Dalí revealed his chess set. Duchamp used the RSVP cards he sent to various artists as a design for this invitation. Many of these RSVP cards had the artist's autographs, and a few, like the one from Alexander Calder, included personal notes to Duchamp. Some of the more famous of the 36 artists featured in print who participated by donating works to this fundraiser include: Jasper Johns, Karl Gerstner, David Hare, Salvador Dali, Enrico Donati, Roberto Matta, Isamu Noguchi, Alexander Calder, Dorothea Tanning, Jean Tinguely, Niki De St. Phalle, George Segal, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Meret Oppenheim, Alfonso Ossorio, Robert Motherwell, Claes Oldenburg, Man Ray, Joan Miro, Rene Magritte, Richard Lindner, Roy Lichtenstein, Arman, Enrico Baj, Hans Bellmer, Victor Brauner, Alexander Liberman, William Copley, Cleve Gray and several others. However -- did you notice one name was noticeably absent? Andy Warhol! How could that be? Well, it turns out Andy Warhol has actually expected to be invited to exhibit but for some reason was overlooked. He did, however, attend the opening and filmed Duchamp in one of his famous "Screen Tests...

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1967 Exhibition original poster by Marcel Duchamp - Ready mades - Dada -
1967 Exhibition original poster by Marcel Duchamp - Ready mades - Dada -

1967 Exhibition original poster by Marcel Duchamp - Ready mades - Dada -

By Marcel Duchamp

Located in PARIS, FR

Marcel Duchamp was one of the pioneers of Dada, a movement that challenged preconceived notions of what art should be and how it should be made. In the years leading up to World War I, Duchamp enjoyed success as a painter in Paris. But he soon abandoned painting almost entirely, explaining, "I was interested in ideas, not just visual products." Seeking an alternative to representing objects in paint, Duchamp began to present objects as art...

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1960s Dada Marcel Duchamp Art

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Morceaux choisis d'après Ingres, I

Morceaux choisis d'après Ingres, I

By Marcel Duchamp

Located in New York, NY

A very good impression of this etching and aquatint on Japon nacré. Schwarz's state a (of c). The deluxe edition of 30 on Japon nacré, aside from the edition of 150. Signed and numbe...

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1960s Dada Marcel Duchamp Art

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Ready-Mades Et Editions De Et Sur Marcel Duchamps Galerie Givaudan

Ready-Mades Et Editions De Et Sur Marcel Duchamps Galerie Givaudan

By Marcel Duchamp

Located in New York, NY

Vintage Poster for the exhibition Editions de se sur Marcel Duchamp. One of 400 copies with title and date of exhibition, of a total edition of 500. Unsigned. Schwarz, Ref: Catalogue Rainsonne 396 Marcel Duchamp was born July 28, 1887, in France. After the sensation caused by Nude Descending a...

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1960s Post-Modern Marcel Duchamp Art

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    The answer to whether Marcel Duchamp was a Surrealist artist is complicated. During his lifetime, the French artist resisted being labeled as a member of any art movement. Despite this, he is often associated with both the Dadaist and Surrealist movements. A provocative artist, Duchamp challenged conventional thought about artistic creation through subversive actions such as dubbing a urinal "art" and naming it Fountain. His influence was crucial to the development of Surrealism, Dada and Pop art. On 1stDibs, explore a range of Marcel Duchamp art.
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    Marcel Duchamp's famous sculpture of Dadaism is widely considered to be Fountain. Its name was a playful subversion that shocked viewers when it was exhibited in 1917. The reason for the surprise? Duchamp's so-called “fountain” was actually a urinal. Although the original piece was either lost or destroyed, several museums have authorized reproductions of the work in their collections. Among them are the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco, California; the Tate Modern in London, UK, and the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Sweden. Explore an assortment of Marcel Duchamp art on 1stDibs.