What is Marcel Duchamp's full name?
Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp nickname(s):
Rrose Sélavy, R. Mutt, Marchand du sel
Marcel Duchamp date of birth:
July 28, 1887
How old was Marcel Duchamp when died?
81
Where was Marcel Duchamp born?
Blainville-Crevon, France
When did Marcel Duchamp die?
October 2, 1968
Where did Marcel Duchamp die?
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Why did Marcel Duchamp die?
Heart Failure
Is Marcel Duchamp gay or straight?
Straight
What is Marcel Duchamp's ethnicity?
White
What is Marcel Duchamp nationality?
French
What is Marcel Duchamp's occupation?
Painter, sculptor, chess player, writer
What instruments does Marcel Duchamp play?
Artwork, Art Direction, Composer
Who is Marcel Duchamp's father?
Eugene Duchamp
Who is Marcel Duchamp's mother?
Lucie Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp brother(s):
Jacques Villon (painter), Raymond Duchamp-Villon (sculptor)
Marcel Duchamp sister(s):
Suzanne Duchamp-Crotti (painter)
Short Biography
Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp (28 July 1887 – 2 October 1968) was a French, naturalized American painter, sculptor, chess player and writer whose work is associated with Cubism, conceptual art and Dada, although he was careful about his use of the term Dada and was not directly associated with Dada groups. Duchamp is commonly regarded, along with Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, as one of the three artists who helped to define the revolutionary developments in the plastic arts in the opening decades of the twentieth century, responsible for significant developments in painting and sculpture. Duchamp has had an immense impact on twentieth-century and twenty first-century art. By World War I, he had rejected the work of many of his fellow artists (like Henri Matisse) as "retinal" art, intended only to please the eye. Instead, Duchamp wanted to put art back in the service of the mind.