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Katherine S. Dreier
Abstract Portrait of Marcel Duchamp, 1918
Dreier described her painting of Marcel Duchamp as a "psychological portrait" that captures his character through color and form. The two artists were lifelong friends, and it seems he liked the way she depicted him: it was Duchamp who encouraged MoMA to acquire Dreier's painting. In 1920 they cofounded the Société Anonyme, which organized numerous exhibitions of European and American modern art. Dreier also amassed a private collection featuring an array of artists. Upon her death, she made Duchamp an executor of her estate, enabling him to gift artworks to MoMA, including many of his own. |