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Robert Delaunay

1885-1941 France/Orphism

 

Brief Biography-Robert Delaunay began his painting career in 1904 at the age of nineteen. Being from a relatively well-off family, he did not have to worry about money. He married a Russian-born artist Sonia Terk who also had a successful career; this led to a particularly harmonious marriage. His works influenced other associated artists such as August Macke, Franz Marc and Paul Klee. During the Great War, they stayed in Portugal, where they happened to be when it broke out. They returned to Paris in 1920. Delaunay died in 1941, and his wife lived until 1979. Their work pioneered the category of art called Orphism, a form of abstract art derived from cubism, emphasising lively colours.

 

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Helice

Helice

Tall
Woman

Tall Portguesee Woman

La Tour
Eiffel

La Tour Eiffel

La Tour
Rouge

Champs de Mars , La Tour Rouge

Circular
Forms

Circular Forms

Tours de
Laon

Tours de Laon

Le Triomphe
de Paris

Le Triomphe de Paris

Premier
Disque

Premier Disque

Rhythm
Without End

Rhythm without End

Windows
Open

Windows Open Simultaneously, Part One