The Large Glass

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The Large Glass is a famous avant-garde artwork by Marcel Duchamp, formally titled "The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even," known for its complex symbolism and use of glass as a primary medium.

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The Large Glass canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artwork
avant-garde artwork
conceptual artwork
mixed-media artwork
alsoKnownAs La mariée mise à nu par ses célibataires, même
The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even
surface form: La mariée mise à nu par ses célibataires, même (Le Grand Verre)
artHistoricalSignificance key work of 20th-century art
landmark of conceptual art
major work of Marcel Duchamp
city Philadelphia
collection Philadelphia Museum of Art
completionDate 1923
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin France
creator Marcel Duchamp
declaredIncompleteByArtist true
depicts a bride
bachelors
mechanical apparatus
documentedIn The Green Box
The White Box
formalTitle The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even
genre conceptual art
hasCompanionWork The Green Box
The White Box
height about 277.5 cm
inception 1915
influencedBy engineering drawings
erotic literature
scientific diagrams
location Philadelphia Museum of Art
medium dust
glass
lead foil
lead wire
oil paint
varnish
movement Dada
Surrealism
notableFeature complex symbolic program
incorporation of chance effects
intentional accumulation of dust
use of transparent glass as primary support
support two glass panels
theme bride and bachelors
eroticism
mechanization of desire
title The Large Glass self-link
width about 175.9 cm
workPeriodStart 1915

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Large Glass by Marcel Duchamp alsoKnownAs The Large Glass
subject surface form: Large Glass
The Large Glass title The Large Glass self-link
Juggler of Gravity associatedWith The Large Glass