Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. What is texture? Identify this painting and explain how the artist has used texture to create this piece.

Answer:

Texture is the surface quality of an artwork, which can be actual or suggested visually. This painting is Marcel Duchamp’s *Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2*. The artist uses overlapping angular forms, energetic lines, and layers of earthy colors to create a visually textured, fractured surface. These elements also suggest the figure’s movement down the stairs.