Duchamp

American  

[dy-shahn] / düˈʃɑ̃ /

noun

1. Marcel 1887–1968, French painter, in U.S. after 1915 (brother of Raymond Duchamp-Villon and Jacques Villon).

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Duchamp British  

/ dyʃɑ̃ /

noun

1. Marcel (marsɛl). 1887–1968, US painter and sculptor, born in France; noted as a leading exponent of Dada. His best-known work is Nude Descending a Staircase (1912)

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Example Sentences

In X’s world, sexism has been all but eradicated thanks to the “Painters Massacre of 1943,” in which 14 male artists, including “Marcel Duchamp, Alexander Calder, Wassily Kandinsky, and Jackson Pollock,” were murdered.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1943, a mob from the South stormed an art opening and killed Jackson Pollock, Marcel Duchamp, Wassily Kandinsky and Alexander Calder.

From New York Times

On the chance side, you can find antecedents to what he is doing in the work of Pollock, Marcel Duchamp, John Cage and Ellsworth Kelly.

From Washington Post

Duchamp tells us this: The way in which you look at an object is the art practice.

From Los Angeles Times

I’ve read that Duchamp’s painting shows about 20 positions on what I make out to be four steps.

From Washington Post