Marcel Duchamp

Marcel Duchamp (July 28, 1887 – October 2, 1968) was an influential French/American artist. He was arguably the most important influence on the development of post-war art in Europe and North America, in particular Pop Art and Conceptual Art.

Biography

Born Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp in Blainville-Crevon Seine-Maritime in the Haute-Normandie Region of France, he came from an artistic family. Of the six children of Eugene and Lucie Duchamp, four would become successful artists. Marcel Duchamp was the brother of:

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Blainville-Crevon - Seine-Maritime - Haute-Normandie - France

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• Jacques Villon (1875-1963), painter, printmaker
• Raymond Duchamp-Villon (1876-1918), sculptor
• Suzanne Duchamp-Crotti (1889-1963), painter

Living and working in a studio in Montparnasse, Marcel Duchamp's early works were Post-Impressionist in style but he would become perhaps the most influential of the Dada artists. A student at the Académie Julian, his influence is still strongly felt to this day by contemporary artists.

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Montparnasse - Post-Impressionist - Dada - Académie Julian - Contemporary art

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At his eldest brother Jacques' home, in 1911 Marcel and brother Raymond organized a regular discussion group with artists and critics such as Francis Picabia, Robert Delaunay, Fernand Leger and others that soon was dubbed the Puteaux Group. Duchamp enjoyed the companioniship of many women. In 1927, he and Lydie Sarazin-Lavassor married, and divorced a few months later. In 1954, he and Alexina "Teeny" Sattler married, and they remained together until his death.In 1955, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. The last surviving member of the Duchamp family of artists, in 1967, in Rouen, France, Marcel helped organize an exhibition called "Les Duchamp: Jacques Villon, Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Marcel Duchamp, Suzanne Duchamp." Some of this family exhibition was later shown at the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris. Marcel Duchamp died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France and is buried in the Rouen Cemetery, in Rouen, Normandy, France.

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Francis Picabia - Robert Delaunay - Fernand Leger - Puteaux Group - Alexina "Teeny" Sattler - 1955 - Naturalized citizen - United States - Musée National d'Art Moderne - Neuilly-sur-Seine - Rouen - Normandy

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