Which artwork was created by Marcel Duchamp?

Which artwork was created by Marcel Duchamp?

• A. Fountain
• B. The Swing
• C. The Gross Clinic
• D. The Gulf Stream

Answer: (A)

The idea here is recognizing how Marcel Duchamp pushed art beyond traditional craft by using ordinary objects as art through the act of selection and presentation. Fountain embodies this shift as a ready-made: a porcelain urinal placed on its back, signed “R. Mutt 1917,” submitted to a gallery show to question what we consider art, who defines it, and how context changes meaning. This move—from making to naming or presenting an object as art—was central to Duchamp’s impact and helped ignite discussions about conceptual art. The other works are by different artists: The Swing is a Rococo painting by Fragonard, not Duchamp; The Gross Clinic is a realist painting by Thomas Eakins; The Gulf Stream is a painting by Winslow Homer.

The idea here is recognizing how Marcel Duchamp pushed art beyond traditional craft by using ordinary objects as art through the act of selection and presentation. Fountain embodies this shift as a ready-made: a porcelain urinal placed on its back, signed “R. Mutt 1917,” submitted to a gallery show to question what we consider art, who defines it, and how context changes meaning. This move—from making to naming or presenting an object as art—was central to Duchamp’s impact and helped ignite discussions about conceptual art.

The other works are by different artists: The Swing is a Rococo painting by Fragonard, not Duchamp; The Gross Clinic is a realist painting by Thomas Eakins; The Gulf Stream is a painting by Winslow Homer.