The Chess Game by Marcel Duchamp
Yvonne and Magdeleine Torn in Tatters by Marcel Duchamp
Network of Stoppages by Marcel Duchamp
Chocolate Grinder (No. 2) by Marcel Duchamp
Laundry Barge by Marcel Duchamp
Paradise (Adam and Eve) by Marcel Duchamp
Why Not Sneeze, Rose Sélavy? by Marcel Duchamp
With Hidden Noise (A Bruit Secret) by Marcel Duchamp
Air de Paris by Marcel Duchamp
In Advance of the Broken Arm by Marcel Duchamp
Young Man and Girl in Spring by Marcel Duchamp
Church at Blainville by Marcel Duchamp

Where to See Marcel Duchamp

25 museums worldwide

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About Marcel Duchamp

American · 1887–1968 · Dada

Put a urinal in a gallery, retired from art to play chess, and spent twenty years secretly building an installation nobody knew about.

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Marcel Duchamp's works are held in 25 museums worldwide, including Israel Museum, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, and Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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🇦🇺 Australia

1 museum

🇧🇪 Belgium

1 museum

🇨🇦 Canada

1 museum

🇫🇷 France

2 museums

🇩🇪 Germany

2 museums

🇮🇱 Israel

1 museum

🇮🇹 Italy

1 museum

🇳🇱 Netherlands

1 museum

🇪🇸 Spain

1 museum

🇸🇪 Sweden

1 museum

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

2 museums

🇺🇸 United States

11 museums

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Was Marcel Duchamp's fountain destroyed?
    The original Fountain by Marcel Duchamp was thrown away. However, several replicas exist in major museums today.
  • Is Marcel Duchamp's fountain art?
    Marcel Duchamp's Fountain is considered one of the most important works of art of the twentieth century. It is one of the first examples of conceptual art and has inspired countless artists and art movements since its creation.
  • Why did Marcel Duchamp make the fountain?
    Marcel Duchamp submitted Fountain for the inaugural exhibition of the Society of Independent Artists in New York in April 1917. It is considered one of the first examples of conceptual art and has inspired many artists and art movements since.
  • What was Marcel Duchamp's fountain?
    Marcel Duchamp's Fountain was a porcelain urinal. It was submitted for the inaugural exhibition of the Society of Independent Artists in New York in April 1917.
  • Why was Marcel Duchamp's fountain a controversial piece of art?
    Marcel Duchamp's Fountain was a controversial piece of art because it challenged traditional notions of what constitutes art. It was a porcelain urinal submitted for an exhibition in 1917.
  • Marcel Duchamp's art style crossword?
    Marcel Duchamp's earliest official showings took place in the Cubist years before the First World War. He left a deep impression on his time, contributing widely to the intellectual texture of his time.
  • What is Marcel Duchamp best known for?
    Marcel Duchamp is best known for declaring that art was as much about ideas as it was about beauty. He played a major role in defining the art of the first half of the 20th century.
  • What was Marcel Duchamp known for?
    Marcel Duchamp played a major role in defining the art of the first half of the 20th century. His great contribution was declaring that art was as much about ideas, residing in the mind, as it was about the beauty of what can be seen.

Sources

Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Marcel Duchamp's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] museum Buffalo AKG Art Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  2. [2] museum Institut Valencià d'Art Modern Used for: museum holdings.
  3. [3] museum Tate Modern Used for: museum holdings.
  4. [4] museum Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Used for: museum holdings.
  5. [5] museum Moderna Museet Used for: museum holdings.
  6. [6] museum John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
  7. [7] book Guillaume Apollinaire, Cubism Used for: biography.
  8. [8] book guggenheim-handboo00pegg Used for: biography.
  9. [9] book guggenheim-jacquesvillonray00solo Used for: biography.

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