Sonata

Duchamp, Marcel (1887-1968)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1911
Height:
145.1 cm  (57 1/8 in.)
Width:
113.3 cm  (44 5/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas
Place of creation:
France

    Item location

  • Philadelphia Museum of Art
    The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection[Museum inv. no.: 1950-134-52]

Description

Duchamp's mother and three sisters are depicted in this Cubist-like painting. Two sisters, Yvonne and Magdalene are playing piano and violin respectively, and the third sister, Suzanne, sits in front of them. The mother is behind Yvonne and Magdalene while they make music.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Pianoforte [2299]
Violin [3573]

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

3584