The Painter

Marcel Duchamp began painting in the style of Impressionism, however his work shifts into the style of Cubism. The painting pictured is one of Duchamp's most significant. It displays how he utilizes all of the characteristics of Cubism. Through the use of these characteristics, his person is in perpetual movement. The piece is called Nude Descending a Staircase, in this piece you can see the person in motion. This motion is what sets him apart from the Cubist movement.