Bottle Rack
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The Bottle Rack is a proto-Dada artwork created in 1914 by Marcel Duchamp. He labeled the piece a "readymade", a term he used to describe his collection of ordinary, manufactured objects not commonly
A 1959 replica of the work, on display at the Art Institute of Chicago
Man Ray, 1920 21, Portrait of Marcel Duchamp, gelatin silver print, Yale University Art Gallery
Marcel Duchamp
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Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp was a French American artist, chess player, and inventor who played a key role in the development of the avant-garde in the United States and in New York City, where he spe
Bottle Rack
…The Bottle Rack (also called Bottle Dryer or Hedgehog) (Egouttoir or Porte-bouteilles or Hérisson) is a proto-Dada artwork created in 1914 by Marcel Duchamp. He labeled the piece a "readymade", a term he used to describe his collection of ordinary, manufactured objects not commonly associated with art. The…
Three Duchamp brothers, left to right: Marcel Duchamp, Jacques Villon, and Raymond Duchamp-Villon in the garden of Jacques Villon's studio in Puteaux, France, 1914, (Smithsonian Institution collections)
Marcel Duchamp. Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 (1912). Oil on canvas. 57 7/8" x 35 1/8". Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Five-Way Portrait of Marcel Duchamp, 21 June 1917, New York City