List of works by Marcel Duchamp explained

This is an incomplete list of works by the French artist Marcel Duchamp (28 July 1887 – 2 October 1968), painter, sculptor, chess player, and writer whose work is associated with Cubism, conceptual art, and Dada.[1] [2] [3]

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 20th century, responsible for significant developments in painting and sculpture.[4] [5] [6] [7]

The Complete Works of Marcel Duchamp, a catalogue raisonné by Arturo Schwarz, last updated in 1997, lists 663 works. This number, however, includes many studies and other preparatory works, as well as works in which Duchamp was involved but not the primary creator, such as photographs taken of him. His oeuvre includes diverse types of artworks, including paintings, drawings, sculptures, found objects ("readymades"), assemblage, boxes, and installation art.

Artworks

ImageName Year TechniqueDimensions Location
The Chess Game
(Joueur d'échecs)
1910Oil on canvas114 x 146.5 cmPhiladelphia Museum of Art
Portrait of Dr. Dumouchel
Portrait du Dr. R. Dumouchel
1910Oil on canvas100.3 x 65.7 cmPhiladelphia Museum of Art
The Bush
(Le Buisson)
1910–1911Oil on canvas127.3 x 91.9 cmPhiladelphia Museum of Art
Coffee Mill
(Moulin à café)
1911Oil and graphite on board33 x 12.7 cmTate
Sonata
(La Sonate)
1911Oil on canvas90 × 74 cmPhiladelphia Museum of Art
Yvonne and Magdeleine Torn in Tatters
(Yvonne et Magdeleine Déchiquetées)
1911Oil on canvas60.3 x 73.3 cmPhiladelphia Museum of Art
Nude (Study), Sad Young Man on a Train
(Nu -esquisse-, jeune homme triste dans un train)
1911–1912Oil on canvas100 x 73 cmPeggy Guggenheim Collection
Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2
(Nu descendant un escalier n° 2)
1912Oil on canvas147 × 89.2 cmPhiladelphia Museum of Art
The King and Queen Surrounded by Swift Nudes
(Le Roi et la Reine entourés de nus vites)
1912Oil on canvas114.6 x 128.9 cmPhiladelphia Museum of Art
Bicycle Wheel
(Roue de bicyclette)
1913Readymade sculptureOriginal is lost
Network of Stoppages1914Oil and pencil on canvas149 x 198 cmMuseum of Modern Art
Bottle Rack
(Porte-bouteilles)
1914Readymade sculptureOriginal is lost
In Advance of the Broken Arm
(En prévision du bras cassé)
1915Readymade sculptureOriginal is lost
The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (The Large Glass)
(La mariée mise à nu par ses célibataires, même (Le Grand Verre))
1915–1923Mixed media on glass277.5 × 175.9 cmPhiladelphia Museum of Art
Comb1916Readymade sculpturePhiladelphia Museum of Art
Apolinère Enameled1916–1917Gouache and graphite on painted tin, mounted on cardboard24.4 × 34 cmPhiladelphia Museum of Art
Tulip Hysteria Co-ordinating1917 Lost or never existed
Fountain
(Fontaine)
1917Readymade sculptureOriginal is lost
Five-Way Portrait of Marcel Duchamp1917Gelatin silver printNational Portrait Gallery
Hat Rack
(Porte-chapeaux)
c. 1917Readymade sculptureOriginal is lost[8]
Tu m1918Oil on canvas69.8 x 303 cmYale University Art Gallery
50 cc of Paris Air1919Readymade sculpturePhiladelphia Museum of Art
L.H.O.O.Q.1919Mass-produced postcard, altered by handPrivate collection
To Be Looked at (from the Other Side of the Glass) with One Eye, Close to, for Almost an Hour
(À regarder d'un œil, de près, pendant presque une heure)
1920Mixed media on glass38.5 × 46.5 cmMuseum of Modern Art
Beautiful Breath, Veil Water
(Belle Haleine, Eau de Voilette)
1921Sculpture16.5 x 11.2 cmPrivate collection
Why Not Sneeze, Rose Sélavy?1921SculpturePhiladelphia Museum of Art
Monte Carlo Bonds1924Collage / lithograph31.2 x 19.3 cm
Anemic Cinema1926Short film7 min
Fluttering Hearts
(Coeurs volants)
1936Collage / magazine cover design25 x 32 cm
Boîte-en-valise1941–1971Suitcase holding small artworks40 x 38 x 10 cm
George Washington (Genre allegory)
(George Washington (Allegorie de genre))
1943Collage52 x 42 cmCentre Pompidou
VVV magazine, no. 2/31943Magazine cover design28 x 21 cm
View magazine, series V, no. 11945Magazine cover design31 x 23 cm
Man Ray "Objects of My Affection" exhibition catalog1945Catalog cover design29 x 23 cm
Young Cherry Trees Secured Against Hares cover1946Book cover design24 x 16 cm
"Dada: 1916-1923"1953Poster/catalog design97 x 61 cm
Étant donnés1949–1966Room-sized installationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Ian Chilvers & John Glaves-Smith, A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art. Oxford University Press, p. 203
  2. Web site: Francis M. Naumann, Marcel Duchamp, Grove Art Online, Oxford University Press, MoMA, 2009 . Moma.org . 2014-05-11.
  3. Web site: Marcel Duchamp. TheArtStory.org. 8 May 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130627194840/http://www.theartstory.org/artist-duchamp-marcel.htm. 27 June 2013. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Tate Modern: Matisse Picasso . Tate.org.uk . 13 February 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140418055925/http://www.tate.org.uk/audio-arts/volume-2/number-4 . 18 April 2014 . dmy-all .
  5. News: Adrian Searle . Searle, Adrian, A momentous, tremendous exhibition, The Guardian, Tuesday 7 May 2002 . Guardian . UK . 7 May 2002 . 13 February 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002150325/http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2002/may/07/artsfeatures . 2 October 2013 . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: Trachtman, Paul, Matisse & Picasso, Smithsonian, February 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100508203807/http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/matisse.html . dead . 8 May 2010 . Smithsonianmag.com . 13 February 2010 .
  7. News: Duchamp's urinal tops art survey. news.bbc.co.uk. 10 December 2010. 1 December 2004. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20101127184503/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4059997.stm. 27 November 2010. dmy-all.
  8. Book: Unpacking Duchamp: Art in Transit. Dalia Judovitz. 1998. 92–94. 9780520213760. University of California Press.