When and where was Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp born?
Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp was born on the 28th of July 1887 in Rouen, France. He was born into a family that produced four successful artists out of seven children.
Questions about Marcel Duchamp
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What year did Marcel Duchamp submit Nude Descending a Staircase No 2 to the Salon des Indépendants?
Marcel Duchamp submitted his painting Nude Descending a Staircase No 2 to the Salon des Indépendants in 1912. The work depicted the mechanistic motion of a nude figure with superimposed facets and combined elements of Cubist fragmentation with Futurist dynamism.
Which artwork did Marcel Duchamp create in 1917 that shocked the art world?
Marcel Duchamp created the artwork Fountain in 1917 which shocked the art world when it was rejected from the Society of Independent Artists exhibit. Fountain is a urinal signed with the pseudonym R. Mutt and was selected in 2004 as the most influential artwork of the 20th century by 500 renowned artists and historians.
When did Marcel Duchamp die and where is he buried?
Marcel Duchamp died suddenly and peacefully in the early morning of the 2nd of October 1968 at his home in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He is buried in the Rouen Cemetery in Rouen, France with the epitaph D'ailleurs, c'est toujours les autres qui meures.
What is the title of Marcel Duchamp's final major artwork and when was it installed?
The title of Marcel Duchamp's final major artwork is Étant donnés: 1° la chute d'eau / 2° le gaz d'éclairage. The work was posthumously and permanently installed in the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1969 after Duchamp's death.