Robert Delaunay (12 April 1885 – 25 October 1941) was a French artist 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 influence related to bold use of colour and a clear love of experimentation with both depth and tone.
Delaunay is most closely identified with Orphism. From 1912 to 1914, he painted nonfigurative paintings based on the optical characteristics of brilliant colors that were so dynamic they would function as the form. His theories are mostly concerned with color and light and influenced many, including Stanton Macdonald-Wright, Morgan Russell, Patrick Henry Bruce, Der Blaue Reiter, August Macke, Franz Marc, Paul Klee, and Lyonel Feininger. Apollinaire was strongly influenced by Delaunay’s theories of color and often quoted from them to explain Orphism. Delaunay’s fixations with color as the expressive and structural means were sustained by his study of color.
His writings on color, which were influenced by scientists and theoreticians, are intuitive and can sometimes be random statements based on the belief that color is a thing in itself, with its own powers of expression and form. He believes painting is a purely visual art that depends on intellectual elements, and perception is in the impact of colored light on the eye. The contrasts and harmonies of color produce in the eye simultaneous movements and correspond to movement in nature. Vision becomes the subject of painting.
When World War II erupted, the Delaunays moved to the Auvergne, in an effort to avoid the invading German forces. Suffering from cancer, Delaunay was unable to endure being moved around, and his health deteriorated. He died from cancer on 25 October 1941 in Montpellier at the age of 56. His body was reburied in 1952 in Gambais.
Must admit this is new to me. Very cool!
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glad you liked it 🙂
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It looks somewhat like Paris with the Eiffel Tower, good colour.
Leslie
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you would know if anyone would 🙂
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In real life the tower is a little disappointing but it is iconic of Paris.
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I thought it was impressive at night when it was all lit up and golden bronze in colour
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at night it is magical but the first time I saw it, it looked rather squat to me….
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I think there’s too much hype about it
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For many years the French hated it. Now I think it is very much in their psyche.
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Love his work.
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I liked it. 🙂
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Nice painting 🙂 “pling”
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I liked it 🙂 “pling”
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Fun way to paint the Eiffeltower 🙂 “pling”
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I thought so too 🙂 “pling”
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