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2. The Invisible Reality of Matter Itself: Electrons, Radioactivity, and Even Alchemy, Spring and Summer 1912
Linda Dalrymple Henderson
Description: Duchamp in Context: Science and Technology in the Large Glass and Related Works
Duchamp in Context: Science and Technology in the Large Glass and Related Works
~After his completion of the Nude Descending a Staircase (No. 2) in January 1912, Duchamp’s exploration of motion entered a new phase. In March he began a series of works on paper on the theme of “Swift Nudes,” which culminated in his May 1912 painting The King and Queen Surrounded by Swift Nudes (pl. 2). These preparatory works include two pencil drawings, 2 Nudes: One Strong and One Swift of March 1912 (fig. 22) and The King and Queen Traversed by Swift Nudes of April 1912...
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Linda Dalrymple Henderson
PublisherPrinceton University Press
Copyright© 1998 by Princeton University Press
Related print edition pages: pp.16-30
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00306.3
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-22457
Chapter subject tags:Electricity--ExperimentsApollinaire, Guillaume, 1880-1918Art and scienceInvisibility in artTesla, Nikola, 1856-1943Alchemy in art

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2. The Invisible Reality of Matter Itself: Electrons, Radioactivity, and Even Alchemy, Spring and Summer 1912
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