Portrait of Yvonne Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp
American, born France. 1887–1968
1907 or 1909
An oil on canvas portrait by Marcel Duchamp of a seated young woman in an interior, in which the artist works within traditional portraiture to explore mood and domestic quiet through color and texture.
You notice a hushed, earthy palette and thick, textured brushwork that makes a white blouse glow against deep green upholstery while the sitter’s thoughtful profile and diagonally planted legs set a subtle, lyrical rhythm.
An example of Duchamp’s early, painterly practice rooted in academic and post‑Impressionist concerns, this work reveals his facility with composition and atmosphere before his later radical shift toward Dada and conceptual art.
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
34 1/4 x 26 1/2" (87 x 67.4 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Mary Sisler Bequest
Accession
676.1990
Palette
Exhibitions
