Selected Details after Ingres I

Marcel Duchamp’s 1968 artwork Selected Details after Ingres I, created in Milan, exemplifies his engagement with reinterpretation and appropriation. The piece employs traditional printmaking techniques such as etching and aquatint on paper, reflecting a meticulous exploration of texture and tone. The title references classical forms, particularly drawing from Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, known for his refined nude paintings (nu). Duchamp’s style intersects with Expressionism by transforming canonical imagery through fragmentation and abstraction, challenging conventional perceptions within the genre of printmaking.