Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2
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"Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2" is a 1912 painting by Marcel Duchamp that famously combines elements of Cubism and Futurism to depict motion through a fragmented, mechanistic figure in sequential stages of descent.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 canonical | 7 |
| Duchamp 1912 nude staircase no.2 | 1 |
| Nude Descending a Staircase series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 Context triple: [Marcel Duchamp, notableWork, Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2]
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A.
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is a groundbreaking 1907 painting by Pablo Picasso that helped launch Cubism and radically transformed the course of modern art.
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B.
Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
"Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)" is a 1972 painting by David Hockney that juxtaposes a fully clothed figure with a swimmer in a bright blue pool, and is one of his most iconic and valuable works.
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C.
Blue Nude
Blue Nude is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that exemplifies his bold use of color and simplified forms within the Fauvist movement.
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D.
The Persistence of Memory
The Persistence of Memory is a famous 1931 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí, renowned for its dreamlike landscape featuring melting clocks that symbolize the fluidity of time.
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E.
Young Woman at a Window
"Young Woman at a Window" is an Impressionist painting by Berthe Morisot that depicts a contemplative female figure gazing out from an interior space, highlighting her subtle use of light and intimate domestic themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 Target entity description: "Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2" is a 1912 painting by Marcel Duchamp that famously combines elements of Cubism and Futurism to depict motion through a fragmented, mechanistic figure in sequential stages of descent.
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A.
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is a groundbreaking 1907 painting by Pablo Picasso that helped launch Cubism and radically transformed the course of modern art.
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B.
Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
"Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)" is a 1972 painting by David Hockney that juxtaposes a fully clothed figure with a swimmer in a bright blue pool, and is one of his most iconic and valuable works.
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C.
Blue Nude
Blue Nude is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that exemplifies his bold use of color and simplified forms within the Fauvist movement.
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D.
The Persistence of Memory
The Persistence of Memory is a famous 1931 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí, renowned for its dreamlike landscape featuring melting clocks that symbolize the fluidity of time.
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E.
Young Woman at a Window
"Young Woman at a Window" is an Impressionist painting by Berthe Morisot that depicts a contemplative female figure gazing out from an interior space, highlighting her subtle use of light and intimate domestic themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | early 20th century modernism ⓘ |
| catalogCode |
Duchamp 1912 nude staircase no.2
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linked to:
Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2
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| collection | Philadelphia Museum of Art ⓘ |
| colorPalette | monochromatic brown and ochre tones ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Marcel Duchamp ⓘ |
| depictionType | abstracted human figure ⓘ |
| depicts |
motion
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nude figure descending a staircase ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Armory Show ⓘ |
| exhibitedInCity | New York City ⓘ |
| exhibitedInCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| exhibitionStartDate | 1913 ⓘ |
| genre |
abstract art
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avant-garde art ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
American modern art reception
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perception of European avant-garde in the United States ⓘ |
| hasPart |
dynamic diagonal composition
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overlapping figure silhouettes ⓘ stylized staircase forms ⓘ |
| inception | 1912 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Eadweard Muybridge
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chronophotography ⓘ Étienne-Jules Marey ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| location | Philadelphia Museum of Art ⓘ |
| locationCity | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| locationCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Cubism
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Futurism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial reception at the 1913 Armory Show
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depiction of movement through overlapping forms ⓘ fusion of Cubist structure and Futurist dynamism ⓘ |
| orientation | vertical ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Nu descendant un escalier n° 2 ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Nude Descending a Staircase series
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linked to:
Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2
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| seriesOrdinal | 2 ⓘ |
| significantEvent | rejected by the 1912 Salon des Indépendants Cubist group ⓘ |
| style |
fragmented mechanistic figure
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sequential representation of movement ⓘ |
| subjectGender | female ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
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Subject: Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 Description of subject: "Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2" is a 1912 painting by Marcel Duchamp that famously combines elements of Cubism and Futurism to depict motion through a fragmented, mechanistic figure in sequential stages of descent.
Referenced by (9)
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linked to: Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2
linked to: Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2
Lexington Avenue between 25th and 26th Streets
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Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2
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subject linked to:
Duchamp