Dr Dumouchel Essay

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The Portrait of Dr. Dumouchel was painted by Marcel Duchamp, using oil on canvas in 1910 in France, Europe. The self-portrait painting consists of influences from expressionism and symbolism movement but ultimately, the painting was done in the post-impressionism movement. In this perplexing illustration, fauvism is clear and very evident with the various colors used. The colors seemed to be slapped on with a tree branch and vibrant off each other. Scintillating, glowing, the colors easily catch your eye with such awe. At second glance, and with more thought, you can depict Matisse's influence as well in the painting.
When Marcel Duchamp initially worked on this painting, he was trying to focus on the concept of the painting rather than …show more content…

Raymond Dumouchel is an friend of Duchamp, he depicts Dumouchel with an intense, iridescent palette which can be credited with influence from Matisse. The portrait is colorful and filled with iconography and symbolism, the halo surrounding the hand of Duchamp’s early friend has some controversy. The exact meaning is unknown, Duchamp himself has said, “The hand has neither a definite meaning nor any explanation; instead it is the gratification of a need for the “miraculous” which came [to me] before the cubist period”. The hand itself seems practically radiate with fierce vibrations, if you look closely you can see the hand looks like it is almost skeletal like. Taking a step back and you can see the green-color surrounding Dumouchel. The color is almost a swirl pattern of what seems to be green, red, purple and even a tint of white-gray. Dumouchel himself is wearing a green coat and has orange hair with dark black eyes and high angular brows. The halo around the head of Dumouchel is also radiating, according to Duchamp, “The halo around the head indicates my deliberate intention to add a touch of willful distortion”. The entire portrait has traces of the naturalist, symbolist and expressionist movements in it, Marcel Duchamp was able to combine many aspects and make this portrait in his

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