I would like any info on an oil painter named L. Duchamp. We have an oil of a ship wreck signed by him.?

Answer 1

Marcel Duchamp is the only artist I could find

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchamp

Answer 2

Marcel Duchamp, sort of in reply to a poster above me. He's a Dadaist "painter". The name of the group--Dada--came from the French word for "hobbyhorse", supposedly chosen randomly. The movement is rather nihilistic and irrational. Now I haven't seen your copy of the ship wreck painting, but one of his more famous and egregious paintings was one where he took out a reprint of Mona Lisa and penciled in a moustache.


But this is probably not the same guy. L. Duchamp and a painting of ship wreck...Maybe he's one of those painters who was little known, as there are many?

Here is a site that may be useful later on, even though I can't find L. Duchamp in it.

Answer 3

Ellie is right. Both Duchamp and Man Ray liked to turn their noses up at critics and some collectors and they both altered their name from time to time while doing so.

But Duchamp painting a ship wreak? It's possible he could have done so during his earlier years. Most artists start out working in more realistic styles.

Get it appraised.

Answer 4

Sounds absolutely delightful and by the way Duchamp did indeed at times sign with an L..it was his way to make a mockery of mass production.By all means be careful with your painting and have it appraised. Good Luck

Answer 5

Do you mean Marcel Duchamp, the French Painter?

Answer 6

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Answer 7

hey.. L. duchamp is like a writer... he writes novels.. there is a duchamp but he's MARCEL duchamp which is like he's works are so not Oil.. word.. confusing huh?

Answer 8

We have a signed L Duchamp oil on canvas depicting washer women. The signature matches another L Duchamp of a cubist clown placed on Ebay in 2015 and also matched a Duchamp signature (with no L) on a Marcel Duchamp early painting seen on the internet. Our canvas is stapled to the stretcher indicating a more recent work but it could have had a stretcher change. Anyone have any clue as to what we may have?

Answer 9

I have one haves a clown on it

Answer 10

u have a painting signed by him????? gawd! its priceless!!!