Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968) was a France actor, chess player and painter.
Also recorded as Henri Robert Marcel Duchamp; Rrose Sélavy; R. Mutt; Rose Sélavy; Marcel Duchamp-Villon; Marsel Dushan.
Overview
The authority record associates the name with Dada, surrealism and conceptual art. Work is classified under painting, found object and art of sculpture. Places of work recorded in the authority include Paris and New York City. Works named in the authority record include Étant donnés, L.H.O.O.Q. and Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2. Catalogue entries for prints and multiples state process, state, edition and watermark or paper. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.
In detail
French painter, sculptor, and chess player (1887–1968)
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“Marcel Duchamp”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q5912: Marcel Duchamp
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