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Marcel Duchamp. Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 1912. Oil on canvas. 57 7/8" x 35 1/8". Philadelphia Museum of Art.

From: http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/modern_contemporary/1950-134-59.shtml

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Title	Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 (French: Nu descendant un escalier n° 2)
Artist	Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)
Year	1912
Creation location	Paris, France
Type	Oil on canvas
Height	57 7/8
Width	35 1/8
Depth
Units	in
City	Philadelphia
Museum/Gallery	Philadelphia Museum of Art
Source	http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/modern_contemporary/1950-134-59.shtml
Permission	fair use/art
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