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 Glass — composed 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)
Marcel Duchamp Thonet Readymade "Porte Chapeau"
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in Sharon, CT
Thonet manufactured this object (11022) around the turn of the century and was illustrated in their 1904 catalog (see photo). In 1917 Duchamp hung one from the ceiling of his New Yor...
Wood
Marcel Duchamp Signed Lithograph 1963 Armory Exhibition Abstract Art Mid Century
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Marcel Duchamp Signed Offset Lithograph, circa 1963. It is signed, dated, and numbered to lower right ‘Marcel Duchamp 1963 76/200’. This work is number 76 from the edition of 200 cr...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Le Macchine Celibi/The Bachelor Machines
By Marcel Duchamp, Francis Picabia 2
Located in New York, NY
First American edition of this substantial bilingual catalog/academic text devoted to Harald Szeemann’s landmark investigation of the “bachelor machine”—the self-contained, frequentl...
Paper
Marcel Duchamp Signed Lithograph 51" x 34" 1963 Armory Abstract Art Mid Century
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Marcel Duchamp Signed Offset Lithograph, circa 1963. It is signed, dated, and numbered to lower right ‘Marcel Duchamp 1963 /200’. This work is number from the edition of 200 created...
Glass, Wood, Paper
$1,050
H 2 in W 29.88 in D 0.07 in
Contemporary Signed French Abstract Color Lithograph, Colorful French Modern Art
Located in Miami, FL
Modern French Color Lithograph signed Fitzori, French school color lithograph Titled "Bonjour Madame". This original French color lithograph bursting with vibrant, eye-catching col...
Paper
$220Sale Price|25% Off
H 25.5 in W 18 in D 0.07 in
Original Midcentury Abstract Art Exhibition Poster, Signed Rosso Dated 1975
Located in Miami, FL
Original midcentury abstract art exhibition poster with wonderful vivid colors of blue, red, green, beige, etc... Very decorative, signed by t...
Paper
Marcel Marti Bronze Abstract Totem Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Superb Marcel Marti (1925–2010) attributed abstract patinated bronze sculpture that is unique from every angle. This is a striking postwar piece of art fr...
Bronze
$9,500
H 3.25 in Dm 3.25 in
Charles O. Perry Bronze Mace Sculpture Shell Sphericon MIT Geometric Duchamp Arp
By Charles O. Perry
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Charles O. Perry for the Centro Duchamp in Bologna, Italy, 1970. The piece is approximately 3 ¼” x 3 ¼” inches in cast bronze with a subtle patina. Stamped “CENTRO DUCHAMP” ton one c...
Bronze
Marcel-André Bouraine Bronze Bust Sculpture
By Marcel-André Bouraine
Located in Norwood, NJ
Marcel-André Bouraine (1886-1948) Bronze Bust Sculpture. Fine quality period Art Deco bronze bust by celebrated sculptor Marcel-André Bouraine. Mounted ...
Marble, Bronze
Skee Ball Arcade Machine, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vintage Skee Ball Machine is your all access pass to instant arcade nostalgia. With its iconic red lanes, bright yellow guides, and retro scoreboards th...
Metal
Marcel BOURAINE French Art Deco Dancer Sculpture 1920
By Marcel-André Bouraine
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Spelter Dancer Sculpture by Marcel BOURAINE (Signed “Denis”) – France, Circa 1920. Elegant French Art Deco dancer sculpture ...
Marble, Spelter
$1,850
H 24.88 in W 36.88 in D 1.58 in
Irene Miller Stein Signed Framed Abstract Black White Serigraph Earth Fertility
By Giorgio De Chirico, Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp, André Breton, Georg Baselitz
Located in Round Top, TX
Irene Miller Stein (1894-2000) was a highly versatile professional artist based in Colorado who remained active and created art well into her 90s. Over her long career, she evolved t...
Wood, Paper, Plexiglass
$800Sale Price / item|33% Off
H 13 in W 10 in D 0.25 in
Mid-Century Modern Deco Unframed Calyph's Concubine Erte Signed Lithograph
By Erté
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a gorgeous, unframed, hand signed lithograph by artist Erte, father of the Art Deco movement. Size is 13” H x 10” W unframed. Romain de Tirtoff was a Rus...
Paper
$250
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.25 in
Pablo Picasso "Abstract Color Variation" Sala Gaspar Exhibition Lithograph, 1961
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pablo Picasso "Abstract Color Variation" Sala Gaspar Exhibition Lithograph Poster Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Exhibition at the Sala Gaspar gallery, 1961 "Abstract Face / Expo 61 Variation" Original color lithograph, Signed in the plate, On paper 70 x 50 cm Limited Edition of 500 copies Lithograph is in good vintage condition with some fading and yellowing ( as to be expected from age) . Lithograph is mounted to cardboard - see images. Will look amazing once properly framed. Ref: Cwiklitzer Catalogue Raisonné #45 & Rodrigo Catalogue Raisonné #110 " The Abstract Color Variation: Features playful, vibrant splashes of color including yellow squiggles and green/blue textured bands beneath the gallery text. The Pablo Picasso Sala Gaspar...
Paper
$800Sale Price / item|33% Off
H 13.5 in W 6.75 in D 0.25 in
Mid-Century Modern Unframed Calyph's Favorite Erté Hand Signed Lithograph
By Erté
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a marvelous, hand signed lithograph by artist Erté, father of the Art Deco movement. Size is 13.5" H x 6.75” W. In excellent vintage condition. Romain de...
Paper
$707Sale Price|36% Off
H 32.68 in Dm 16.93 in
20th Century Bottle Dryer, in the Style of Porte-Bouteilles by Marcel Duchamp
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Original vintage bottle dryer or bottle holder in the style of the well-known "Readymade" with the name "Porte-Bouteille" by the French Artist Mar...
Metal
Transition: A Quarterly Review No. 26, Winter 1937
By Marcel Duchamp, Erwin Panofsky
Located in New York, NY
Issue number 26 of the quarterly review Transition, an experimental literary and arts journal founded in 1926 by Maria Mcdonald and her husband Eugene Jolas. Edited by Jolas and Jame...
Paper
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H 25.25 in W 819.25 in D 1 in
Marcel Duchamp Dada Bicycle Wheel Exhibition Poster, Philadelphia MOA 1973
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in New Windsor, NY
Marcel Duchamp framed Bicycle Wheel exhibition poster at The Philadelphia Museum of Art, September 22- November 11, 1973. The poster is on hard stock paper/cardboard. The framing tre...
Wood, Paper
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H 14.97 in W 10.63 in D 0.79 in
Man Ray Le Monde des Echecs Framed Photographic Print of Marcel Duchamp
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Print from "Le Monde des Echecs" Serie No. 1 (1933) Edition L'Echiquier – Photomontage by Man Ray featuring V. Halberstadt and M. Duchamp Framed Dimensions (Framed): D 2 x W 27 x H...
Paper
Marcel Duchamp Mental Chess Board, 1991, Limited Edition 167/850
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in New York, NY
A rare and vintage Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) Chessboard art set made in 1991 composed of a wood box reproducing the artist’s Mental Chess Board from 1937 and containing an exhibitio...
Wood, Paper
Set of 5 Marcel Duchamp Rotorelief Konig Series 133, 1987
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of 5 Marcel Duchamp Rotoreliefs, 1987 Konig Series 133. Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp (French 28 July 1887–2 October 1968) was a French, natura...
Paper
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H 12.41 in W 12.41 in D 1.58 in
Marcel Duchamp Lanterne Chinoise Rotorelief Konig Series 133, 1987
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Marcel Duchamp Rotorelief, 1987 Konig Series 133. Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp (French 28 July 1887–2 October 1968) was a French, naturalized American painter, sculptor, chess play...
Paper
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H 7.09 in W 10.04 in D 0.79 in
Man Ray Le Monde des Echecs Framed Photographic Print of Marcel Duchamp
By Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Print from "Le Monde des Echecs" Serie No. 1. by Edition L'Echiquier, 1933. V. Halberstadt and M. Duchamp photomontage by Man Ray. Portfolio of famous chess players and chess book...
Paper
Set of 10 Marcel Duchamp Rotorelief Konig Series 133, 1987
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of 10 Marcel Duchamp Rotoreliefs, 1987 Konig Series 133. Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp (French 28 July 1887–2 October 1968) was a French, natur...
Paper
Set of 6 Marcel Duchamp Rotorelief Konig Series 133, 1987
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of 6 Marcel Duchamp rotoreliefs, 1987 Konig Series 133. Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp (French 28 July 1887–2 October 1968) was a French, natura...
Paper
Marcel Duchamp / Man Ray 'Le Monde Des Echecs' Portfolio
By Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
'Le Monde des Echecs' Serie No. 1. by Edition L'Echiquier, 1933. Portfolio of famous chess players and chess book-manual 'L'opposition et les cases conju...
Paper
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H 12.41 in W 12.41 in D 1.58 in
Marcel Duchamp Mid Century Modern Yellow Cage Rotorelief Konig Series 133, 1987
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Marcel Duchamp Mid Century Modern Yellow Framed Rotorelief, 1987 Konig Series 133. Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp (French 28 July 1887–2 October 1968) was a French, naturalized America...
Paper
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H 12.8 in W 9.45 in D 1.38 in
Marcel Duchamp 'Esquivons Les Ecchymoses des Esquimaux aux Mots Exquis' 1968
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Marcel Duchamp 'Esquivons Les Ecchymoses des Esquimaux aux Mots Exquis'. Multiple of photograph record with printed collage. Published by The Letter Edged in Black Press, Inc., New York in 1968. Edition of 2,500 for cover of S.M.S. portfolio This is one of the first prototypes, it doesnt includes the vinyl, instead is printed on the carboard. Materials: Paper Multiple of photograph record with printed collage Dimensions (frame included): D 3.5 cm x W 24 cm x H 32.5 cm William N...
Paper