Nu descendant un escalier n° 2) is a 1912 painting by marcel duchamp The work is widely regarded as a modernist classic and has become one of the most famous of its time. Imagine a painting of a nude descending a staircase, but only, this nude looks more robotic and calculated rather than robust and curvaceous, as nudes in art history are expected to be Charged with a sort of kineticism, this person is a moving force of lines and shapes This is the painting we will explore in the article below, titled nude descending a staircase (1912) by marcel duchamp. Nude descending a staircase no
2, oil painting created in 1912 by french artist marcel duchamp The painting created a sensation, but duchamps painted only a few more works, notable the large glass ‘nude descending a staircase, no.2’ was created in 1912 by marcel duchamp in cubism style “nude descending a staircase, no 2” is a seminal work by marcel duchamp, created in 1912 This oil on canvas masterpiece employs the cubist style to depict the motion of the human figure in an abstract, dynamic form.
His now famous depiction of a body in motion walking down a narrow stairway quickly drew outrage from a public unfamiliar with current trends in european art, and became a succès de scandale (success from scandal) that launched duchamp into the american spotlight.
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