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Marcel Duchamp
About
French painter, sculptor, and chess player (1887–1968)
Quick Facts
- Name
- Marcel Duchamp
- Born
- 1887-07-28
- Died
- 1968-10-02
- Occupation
- actor / chess player / painter / sculptor / photographer / poet / librarian / designer / artist / visual artist / film director / philosopher / architectural drafter / printmaker / assemblage artist / non-fiction writer / graphic artist / readymade artist
- Citizenship
- France / United States
- Birthplace
- Blainville-Crevon
Relationships
Spouses & partners
- SpouseAlexina Duchamp1954-01-16 — 1968-10-02
- SpouseLydie Sarazin-Levassor1927 — 1928
- PartnerGabriële Buffet-Picabia
- PartnerMaria Martins
Family
- FatherJustin-Isidore Eugène Duchamp
- MotherLucie Duchamp
- SiblingRaymond Duchamp-Villon
- SiblingJacques Villon
- SiblingSuzanne Duchamp
Dates reflect listed records; an unspecified end date does not establish current status.
Music & Artistry
Genres
- painting
- found object
- art of sculpture
- photography
- conceptual art
Notable Works
- Étant donnésartwork by Marcel Duchamp
- L.H.O.O.Q.artwork by Marcel Duchamp
- Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2painting by Marcel Duchamp
Sources & Credits
Wikidata · Q5912 ↗
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