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When did Marcel Duchamp paint Nude Descending a Staircase (No. 2)?
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Marcel Duchamp painted Nude Descending a Staircase (No. 2) in 1912.1
The work was intended for the 1912 Salon des Indépendants exhibition in Paris, but the committee refused to hang it, finding the painting's novel vision unacceptable. Following its rejection, the piece was exhibited in Barcelona before gaining significant attention at the 1913 Armory Show in New York City.12