Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2

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Date: 1900 - 1925 [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]

Region: Europe [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]

Subject: Nudity [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]

Medium: Painting [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]


Artist: Marcel Duchamp

Confronting Bodies: ?

Dates of Action: 1912

Location: Paris, France

Description of Artwork: Nude descending staircase

The Incident: Duchamp removed this painting from an exhibition after complaints from.....? (the gallery? patrons?) Supposedly he took it down and took it home in a taxi. It was listed in the catalogue but not shown. People were offended, this was shocking stuff.

Results of Incident: People didn't get to see the painting.

Source: M. Ciceri (Kingston, ON, Canada) [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]]