Fresh Widow

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Fresh Widow is a 1920 surrealist-style miniature French window sculpture by Marcel Duchamp that playfully subverts traditional painting and sculpture through its punning title and use of covered panes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf readymade
sculpture
surrealist artwork
artForm conceptual art
sculpture
artworkType miniature window sculpture
countryOfOrigin France
creator Marcel Duchamp
creatorRole Marcel Duchamp as conceptual artist
genre Surrealism
hasPart covered window panes
miniature French window frame
inception 1920
influenced later conceptual art treatments of windows
surrealist uses of puns and wordplay in visual art
influencedBy Dada anti-art ideas
languageOfTitle English
materialUsed glass
leather
wood
movement Dada
Surrealism
notableCharacteristic appropriation of everyday architectural element
covered panes that block view through window
playful treatment of language and form
punning title
subverts traditional painting conventions
traditional sculpture conventions
titlePunOn French window
fresh widow

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Marcel Duchamp notableWork Fresh Widow