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10 Interesting Facts:

1. Duchamp's Cubist contemporaries rejected the Cubist piece.

2. Duchamp's brothers tried to censor the piece.

3. Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 sparked a family rift.

4. Its original title can be spotted on the canvas.

5. Time Lapse photography was an inspiration.

6. The painting earned scathing reviews at its American premiere.

7. Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 defied the tradition of nude studies.

8. Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 stole the spotlight from Cézanne's and Gauguin's works.

9. Teddy Roosevelt was not a fan.

10. The uproar thrilled Duchamp. LINK TO MORE INDEPTH INFO

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Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2

Marcel Duchamp

1912,

oil on canvas,

57 7/8 x 35 1/8 (151.8 x 93.3 cm)

(Philadelphia Museum of Art)

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