Marcel Duchamp

Born: July 28, 1887
City and Country of Origin: Blainville, France
Painting School: Cubist
Art Training:
Exhibitions: New York Armory Show (1913)
Awards:
Major Works: "Nude Descending a Staircase," "The Large Glass"
Marcel Duchamp Biography: He was the brother of artist Raymond Duchamp-Villon and half brother of artist Jacques Villon. He started his career with no known art education as a Fauvist in 1908. By 1912 he produced what is considered by many the quintessential work of the Cubist movement Nude Descending a Staircase. The painting depicts movement through the use of overlapping cubist figures and caused a furor at the 1913 New York Armory Show. He produced very little from 1915 thru 1923 when he unveiled his masterpiece The Large Glass.
Died: October 1, 1968