Robert Delaunay

(French, 1885–1941)

Robert Delaunay was a French artist best known for his vibratory paintings of modern life. Interested in conveying a sense of dynamism in his work, Delaunay often chose icons of human progress as motifs for his paintings. “Without visual perception there is no light, no movement,” he once explained. “This movement is provided by relationships of uneven measures, by color contrasts, which constitute reality.” Born on April 12, 1885 in Paris, France, he grew up in an affluent family and apprenticed a theater designer as a youth. Meeting Henri Rousseau in 1903 compelled the young Delaunay to pursue a career in the arts, and he quickly became a fixture in the Parisian avant-garde, alongside Jean Metzinger, Fernand Léger, and Wassily Kandinsky. In 1912, his friend the poet Guillaume Apollinaire, coined the term Orphism to describe Delaunay’s and his wife Sonia Delaunay’s work. Apollinaire repurposed the word which was originally used to describe a mystic sect of ancient Greece that worshiped Orpheus, the lyre-playing poet of Greek mythology. The artist and his wife survived World War I unscathed, despite financial hardships. During the later stages of his career, the artist’s work became increasingly abstract, often consisting only of concentric circles of different hues. Delaunay died on October 25, 1941 in Montpelier, France. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the Tate Gallery in London, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Kunstmuseum Basel, among others.

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Portrait de Louis Aragon, 1922

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Portrait de Louis Aragon, 1922

Sale Date: May 2, 2024

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Rythme/3., 1953

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Rythme/3., 1953

Sale Date: April 18, 2024

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La Tour (The Tower) (L. & P. 3), 1925

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La Tour (The Tower) (L. & P. 3), 1925

Sale Date: April 16, 2024

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Étude pour le

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Étude pour le "Portrait de Madame Heim", 1926–1927

Sale Date: April 10, 2024

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Colonne sans fin

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Colonne sans fin

Sale Date: March 6, 2024

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Portrait de Madame Jacques Heim, 1928

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Portrait de Madame Jacques Heim, 1928

Sale Date: February 27, 2024

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La Tour, 1926

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La Tour, 1926

Sale Date: January 24, 2024

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La tour Eiffel, 1910

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La tour Eiffel, 1910

Sale Date: November 21, 2023

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La tour Eiffel, 1910

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La tour Eiffel, 1910

Sale Date: November 21, 2023

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St Séverin

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St Séverin

Sale Date: November 18, 2023

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Konvolut

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Konvolut

Sale Date: November 9, 2023

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Rhythm

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Rhythm

Sale Date: October 26, 2023

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La fenêtre n°2

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La fenêtre n°2

Sale Date: October 23, 2023

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La Tour, 1925

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La Tour, 1925

Sale Date: September 26, 2023

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Rythme/3 (from the Art d'aujourd'hui,..., 1938

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Rythme/3 (from the Art d'aujourd'hui,..., 1938

Sale Date: September 7, 2023

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Robert Delaunay

"Rythmes" carpet, 1934

Sale Date: January 25, 2023

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Portrait d’Igor Strawinsky, 1921

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Portrait d’Igor Strawinsky, 1921

Sale Date: June 16, 2023

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LA TOUR (LOYER/PERUSSAUX 3)

Robert Delaunay

LA TOUR (LOYER/PERUSSAUX 3)

Sale Date: April 25, 2023

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Les Tours de Laon, 1907

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Les Tours de Laon, 1907

Sale Date: March 24, 2023

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Rythme circulaire, 1937

Robert Delaunay

Rythme circulaire, 1937

Sale Date: March 2, 2023

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Portrait de Louis Aragon, 1922

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Portrait de Louis Aragon, 1922

Sale Date: December 6, 2022

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Robert Delaunay

"Rythmes" carpet, 1934

Sale Date: January 25, 2023

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Gravure pour Les Tours Eiffel de Robert...

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Gravure pour Les Tours Eiffel de Robert...

Sale Date: November 21, 2022

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Arc de Triomphe, 1926

Robert Delaunay

Arc de Triomphe, 1926

Sale Date: December 14, 2022

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