In the middle of this painting are three semi-circles of white points, which contrast to the darker background of olive-yellow and brown.
In the middle of this painting are three semi-circles of white points, which contrast to the darker background of olive-yellow and brown. More important semi-circles present in this painting are near to the lower right- hand corner, where they serve to differentiate legs. This painting was inspired by the photographic motion studies of Eadweard Muybridge. It caused a scandal when it was shown at the 1913 Armory Show in New York, prompting one critic to liken it to "an explosion in a shingle factory." For ten points, name this Cubist painting currently exhibited in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, a painting by Marcel Duchamp.
In the middle of this painting are three semi-circles of white points, which contrast to the darker background of olive-yellow and brown.
{Nude Descending a Staircase}, No. 2