********: Sad Young Man in a Train , (Jeune homme triste dans un train), 1911. Artist: Marcel Duchamp Sad Young Man in a Train (Jeune homme triste dans un train), 1911. Marcel Duchamp (July 28, 1887 to October 2, 1968) was a French/American artist whose work and ideas had considerable influence on the development of post-World War II Western art. ******** ******** *** Permission for usage must be provided in writing from Scala.