Passage from Virgin to Bride — Marcel Duchamp

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Artist: Marcel Duchamp
Date: 1912
Location: Museum of Modern Art
Culture: United States

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THE ARTIST

Marcel Duchamp

Marcel Duchamp challenged the very definition of art by elevating everyday objects like a bottle rack and a toilet to artistic status.

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Same era · 1890s–1920s Birth Marc Chagall · 1911 · Art Institute of Chicago

Same era · 1890s–1920s Sellar Alp, Dolomites John Singer Sargent · 1913 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Same era · 1890s–1920s Still Life with Glass, Dice, Newspaper and Playing Card Georges Braque · 1913 · Art Institute of Chicago