Suzanne Duchamp - Artist Info

About Suzanne Duchamp

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    Suzanne Duchamp
    Born 1889 Blainville, France
    Died 1963 Neuilly, France

    Suzanne Duchamp, the fourth of the Duchamp children, was nearest in age and temperament to her brother Marcel, and they remained close throughout their adult lives. In 1905 she began studying painting at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Rouen, becoming familiar with avant-garde art through a local modern painting organization and her brothers, three of whom were studying art in Paris. She married a local pharmacist in 1911 but was divorced after only two years.

    Shortly after World War I broke out, Suzanne went to Paris, where she served as a nurse's aid, continuing in this position even after the end of the war. Marcel was in Paris until he left for New Yo...

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