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Marcel Duchamp

French painter, sculptor, and chess player (1887–1968)
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Summary

Marcel Duchamp was born on July 28, 1887[1], in Blainville-Crevon[2]. He died on October 2, 1968[3], in Neuilly-sur-Seine[4]. He worked as an actor[5], chess player[6], painter[7], sculptor[8], and photographer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,852 views/month, #5,221 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: October 1, 1968[11]
  • Place of burial: Cimetière monumental de Rouen[12]
  • Father: Justin-Isidore Eugène Duchamp[13]
  • Mother: Lucie Duchamp[14]
  • Spouse: Alexina Duchamp[15], Lydie Sarazin-Levassor[16]
  • Child: Yo Savy[17]
  • Country of citizenship: France[18], United States[19]
  • Native language: French[20]
  • Occupation: poet[21], librarian[22], designer[23], artist[24], visual artist[25], film director[26], philosopher[27], architectural drafter[28], printmaker[29], assemblage artist[30], non-fiction writer[31], graphic artist[32], readymade artist[33]
  • Field of work: painting[34], art of sculpture[35]
  • Educated at: Académie Julian[36], Lycée Pierre-Corneille[37], École des chartes[38]
  • Member of: College of 'Pataphysics[39], Oulipo[40], American Academy of Arts and Letters[41], Société Normande de Peinture Moderne[42], Society of Independent Artists[43]
  • Sex or gender: male[44]
  • Movement: Dada[45], surrealism[46], conceptual art[47]
  • Genre: painting[48], found object[49], art of sculpture[50], photography[51], conceptual art[52], figurative art[53]
  • Commons category: Marcel Duchamp[54]
  • Unmarried partner: Gabriële Buffet-Picabia[55], Maria Martins[56]
  • Said to be the same as: Rrose Sélavy[57]
  • Archives at: Philadelphia Museum of Art[58]
  • Residence: Munich[59], New York City[60], Buenos Aires[61], Rouen[62]
  • Sport: chess[63]

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  • Type: Person[64]

  • Country: FR[65]

  • Began / founded: 1887-07-28[66]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1968-10-02[67]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 44ce0797-3ff8-4741-a303-71edd081cc9a[68]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Marcel Duchamp include Marcel Duchamp Prize[69].

Why It Matters

Marcel Duchamp has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]

He has been cited as an influence by Jeff Koons[72], a sculptor[73], b. 1955[74], of United States[75], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[76], specialised in erotic art[77]; Fluxus[78], an art group[79], founded in 1960[80]; conceptual art[81], an art movement[82], founded in 1960[83]; César Aira[84], a writer[85], b. 1949[86], of Argentina[87], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[88]; Sherrie Levine[89], a photographer[90], b. 1947[91], of United States[92], specialised in appropriation[93]; and Lierna Chair[94], a furniture model[95], in Italy[96], founded in 1959[97].

He is credited with the discovery of anti-art[98]. Entities named for him include Marcel Duchamp Prize[69].

FAQs

Where was Marcel Duchamp born?

Marcel Duchamp's place of birth was Blainville-Crevon[2].

Where did Marcel Duchamp die?

Marcel Duchamp died in Neuilly-sur-Seine[4].

Who were Marcel Duchamp's parents?

Marcel Duchamp's father was Justin-Isidore Eugène Duchamp[13]. Marcel Duchamp's mother was Lucie Duchamp[14].

Who was Marcel Duchamp married to?

Marcel Duchamp's spouses include Alexina Duchamp[15] and Lydie Sarazin-Levassor[16].

What did Marcel Duchamp do for work?

Marcel Duchamp worked as an actor[5], chess player[6], painter[7], sculptor[8], and photographer[9].

Where did Marcel Duchamp go to school?

Marcel Duchamp was educated at Académie Julian[36], Lycée Pierre-Corneille[37], and École des chartes[38].

Who did Marcel Duchamp influence?

Marcel Duchamp has been cited as an influence by Jeff Koons[72], Fluxus[78], conceptual art[81], and César Aira[84].

What did Marcel Duchamp discover?

Marcel Duchamp is credited as discoverer of anti-art[98].

Related Entities

Blainville-Crevon Duchamp Research Portal El Carmen France Israel Museum Jeff Koons J. Paul Getty Museum Metropolitan Museum of Art Moderna Museet Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Australia Neuilly-sur-Seine New York City Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Tate Modern UbuWeb United States Whitney Museum of American Art ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe

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  10. 19w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → actor, chess player, painter +15
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