Robert Delaunay was a French artist of the School of Paris movement; who, with his wife Sonia Delaunay and others, co-founded the Orphism art movement, noted for its use of strong colours and geometri
Robert Delaunay
Robert Delaunay, Paysage au disque, 1906–07, oil on canvas, 55 x 46 cm, Musée national d'art moderne (MNAM), Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
Robert Delaunay. Champs de Mars: The Red Tower, 1911, oil on canvas, 160.7 x 128.6 cm, Art Institute of Chicago.
Robert Delaunay, Simultaneous Contrasts: Sun and Moon, 1912–13, oil on canvas, 53 in. (134.5 cm) in diameter, Museum of Modern Art
Sonia Delaunay was a French artist born to Jewish parents, who spent most of her working life in Paris. She was born in the Russian Empire, now Ukraine, and was formally trained in Russia and Germany,
Robert Delaunay
…Robert Delaunay (French: ; 12 April 1885 – 25 October 1941) was a French artist of the School of Paris movement; who, with his wife Sonia Delaunay and others, co-founded the Orphism art movement, noted for its use of strong colours and geometric shapes. His later works were more abstract. His key…
Sonia Delaunay, 1914, Prismes électriques, oil on canvas, 250 x 250 cm, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris
Sonia Delaunay, Rythme, 1938, oil on canvas, 182 x 149 cm, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris
The last section of La prose du Transsibérien et de la Petite Jehanne de France, 1913