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Also Known As Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp
Born July 28, 1887 • France
Died October 2, 1968 (aged 81) • Neuilly-sur-Seine • France
Founder Société Anonyme
Notable Works “Bicycle Wheel” • “Étant donnés: 1. la chute d’eau, 2. le gaz d’éclairage” • “Fountain” • “Le Passage de la Vierge à la Mariée” • “Mariée” • “Nude Descending a Staircase (No. 2)” • “Pharmacy” • “The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (The Large Glass)”
Movement / Style Cubism • Dada • Orphism • Surrealism • ready-made • Section d’Or

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