Carousel of Pigs 1922 by Robert Delaunay

Carousel of Pigs by Robert Delaunay

Why is Robett Delaunay’s painting Carousel of Pigs a masterpiece?

– Riding a carousel = visiting a museum
– A lyrical kaleidoscope of colorful contrasts
– The bridge of Orphism

Nude Descending a Staircase No 2 – Marcel Duchamp

Nude Descending a Staircase No 2 - Marcel Duchamp

How did Duchamp’s painting Nude Descending a Staircase No 2 set the art world ablaze?

– Abhorred and adored all at once
– Nudity without critical comprehension
– Changing a turn of the century outlook

The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even

The Bride Stripped Bare by her Bachelors, Even (The Large Glass) 1915-23, reconstruction by Richard Hamilton 1965-6, lower panel remade 1985 by Marcel Duchamp 1887-1968

Marcel Duchamp’s painting The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even has two frames. The top encapsulates a delicate silvery bride. She’s isolated and fragile. In fact, it feels a bit forlorn up there, as if our lady’s gazing out the window.

The Wedding by Fernand Leger

The Wedding - Fernand-Lege

Cubism learned a lesson or two when Fernand Leger’s The Wedding hit. In fact, many art historians joke that this painting introduced Tubism. That’s because reality curves into tubes in this remarkable work. As abstract as it is, we know what it’s like at this wedding.