About Robert Delaunay
fragmenting the Eiffel Tower through colour, co-founding Orphism with Sonia, and having a baby blanket spark an entire art movement
Where to see Robert Delaunay
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24 worksMusée National d'Art Moderne
Paris, France
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11 worksSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum
New York City, United States
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9 works
Musée d'art moderne de Paris
Paris, France
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7 worksPhiladelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, United States
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5 worksMuseum of Modern Art
New York City, United States
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4 works
Musée d'Art moderne de Troyes
Troyes, France
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4 worksThyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Madrid, Spain
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3 worksMuseum of Grenoble
Grenoble, France
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3 worksKunstmuseum Basel
Basel, Switzerland
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3 works
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Madrid, Spain
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Hand-finished archival prints from Robert Delaunay's body of work.
The Three Graces - Robert Delaunay
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Rythme, Joie de vivre - Robert Delaunay
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Premier Disque - Robert Delaunay
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St. Severin, No. 3 - Robert Delaunay
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Color Explosion - Robert Delaunay
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The City of Paris - Robert Delaunay
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Homage to Bleriot - Robert Delaunay
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Allo Paris: Frontispiece - Robert Delaunay
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3 works
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Washington D.C., United States
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3 works
Museum Folkwang
Essen, Germany
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3 worksTate
London, United Kingdom
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2 works
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, United States
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2 works
Kunsthalle Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
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2 works
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper
Quimper, France
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2 worksKunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Düsseldorf, Germany
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2 works
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas, United States
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2 worksBuilding of the Winterthur Museum of Art
Winterthur, Switzerland
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2 works
National Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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2 works
Lenbachhaus
Munich, Germany
Also here (6)
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2 works
Kunsthaus Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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2 works
Batliner Collection
Vienna, Austria
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2 works
Wilhelm-Hack-Museum
Ludwigshafen, Germany
Also here (1)
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2 works
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe, Germany
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2 works
Israel Museum
Jerusalem, Israel
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2 works
Albertina
Vienna, Austria
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2 works
Musée Fabre
Montpellier, France
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1 worksBrooklyn Museum
New York City, United States
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1 works
Van Abbemuseum
Eindhoven, Netherlands
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1 worksStaatsgalerie Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
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1 works
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon
Dijon, France
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1 works
Columbus Museum of Art
Columbus, United States
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1 works
Bilbao Fine Arts Museum
Bilbao, Spain
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1 works
Musée d'Art Moderne de Fontevraud
Fontevraud, France
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1 works
Kunstmuseum Bern
Bern, Switzerland
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1 worksArt Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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1 worksMuseum of Fine Arts of Lyon
Lyon, France
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1 worksSeattle Art Museum
Seattle, United States
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1 worksHamburger Kunsthalle
Hamburg, Germany
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1 works
Gothenburg Museum of Art
Gothenburg, Sweden
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1 works
Saint Louis Art Museum
St. Louis, United States
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1 worksMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, United States
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See all Robert Delaunay prints →Frequently Asked Questions
Where did Robert Delaunay live?
Robert Delaunay was born in Paris on April 12, 1885[7].Where did Robert Delaunay work?
Robert Delaunay apprenticed at a studio for theatre sets in Belleville in 1902[7]. He exhibited at the Salon d'Automne in 1904 and 1906, and at the Salon des Independants from 1904 until World War I.How did Robert Delaunay get started?
Robert Delaunay apprenticed in a studio for theatre sets in Belleville in 1902[7], after finishing secondary education. He began painting in 1903 and exhibiting in 1904.Robert Delaunay art movement?
In 1912[7], Guillaume Apollinaire named Robert Delaunay and Sonia Delaunay's approach Orphism, after the Greek poet Orpheus, linking painting to music.When did Robert Delaunay start painting?
Robert Delaunay began painting in 1903[7]. By 1904, he was exhibiting at the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Independants.Why did Robert Delaunay paint the eiffel tower?
The Eiffel Tower, erected in 1889[7] as a symbol of technical progress, attracted painters and poets from the beginning, who tried to capture the essence of modernity in their work; the tower's allure for Robert Delaunay resulted in at least thirty completed paintings of the iron structure.
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Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Robert Delaunay's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] museum Brooklyn Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [3] museum Toledo Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
- [4] museum Buffalo AKG Art Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [5] museum Kunsthalle Mannheim Used for: museum holdings.
- [6] museum Goya Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [7] wikipedia Wikipedia: Robert Delaunay Used for: biography.
- [8] book Guillaume Apollinaire, Cubism Used for: stylistic analysis.
- [9] book guggenheim-guhe00solo Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [10] book guggenheim-handboo00pegg Used for: biography.
- [11] book guggenheim-meisterw00kren Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
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- [13] book guggenheim-museum00solo Used for: stylistic analysis.
- [14] book guggenheim-parisro00dela Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
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