Circular Forms, Sun No. 2 by Robert Delaunay
The City by Robert Delaunay
The city of Paris by Robert Delaunay
Windows Open Simultaneously 1st Part, 3rd Motif by Robert Delaunay
Simultaneous Contrasts: Sun and Moon by Robert Delaunay
Rhythms by Robert Delaunay
The Tower by Robert Delaunay
Windows on the City by Robert Delaunay
Portuguese Woman by Robert Delaunay
Portrait of Madame Heim by Robert Delaunay
Eiffel Tower by Robert Delaunay
Landscape with Disc by Robert Delaunay

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33 museums worldwide

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About Robert Delaunay

French · 1885–1941 · Cubism, Pointillism

fragmenting the Eiffel Tower through colour, co-founding Orphism with Sonia, and having a baby blanket spark an entire art movement

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Robert Delaunay's works are held in 33 museums worldwide, including Musée National d'Art Moderne, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and Museum of Modern Art.

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🇦🇹 Austria

2 museums

🇫🇷 France

7 museums

🇩🇪 Germany

7 museums

🇮🇱 Israel

1 museum

🇳🇱 Netherlands

1 museum

🇪🇸 Spain

3 museums

🇨🇭 Switzerland

4 museums

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

1 museum

🇺🇸 United States

7 museums

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.
  • Who was Robert Delaunay?
    Robert Delaunay was born in Paris in 1885[7]. He exhibited at the Salon d'Automne in 1904[7] 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.
  • Who is Robert Delaunay?
    Robert Delaunay was born in Paris on April 12, 1885[7]. He exhibited at the Salon d'Automne in 1904[7] and 1906, and at the Salon des Independants from 1904 until World War I.
  • 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. [1] museum Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes Used for: museum holdings.
  2. [2] museum Brooklyn Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  3. [3] museum Toledo Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
  4. [4] museum Buffalo AKG Art Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  5. [5] museum Kunsthalle Mannheim Used for: museum holdings.
  6. [6] museum Goya Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  7. [7] wikipedia Wikipedia: Robert Delaunay Used for: biography.
  8. [8] book Guillaume Apollinaire, Cubism Used for: stylistic analysis.
  9. [9] book guggenheim-guhe00solo Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
  10. [10] book guggenheim-handboo00pegg Used for: biography.
  11. [11] book guggenheim-meisterw00kren Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
  12. [12] book guggenheim-mest00aten Used for: stylistic analysis.
  13. [13] book guggenheim-museum00solo Used for: stylistic analysis.
  14. [14] book guggenheim-parisro00dela Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.

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