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Robert Delaunay
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French painter (1885–1941)
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Robert Delaunay was a French painter, designer, theatre designer, and visual artist born in Paris on April 12, 1885. He worked within the fields of painting and visual arts, contributing to the Orphism and Neo-impressionism movements. His artistic output included abstract art and still life genres. He was married to Sonia Delaunay and had a child named Charles Delaunay.
Delaunay died of cancer due to natural causes in Montpellier on October 25, 1941. He participated in documenta and Documenta II. His works are held in the collections of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, and Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. Archives related to him are located at the Bibliothèque Kandinsky. He spoke French and had Lyonel Feininger as a student.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Place of death
- Montpellier
- Spouse
- Sonia Delaunay
- Child
- Charles Delaunay
- Occupation
- visual artist
- Languages spoken
- French
- Participant in
- Documenta II
- Field of work
- visual arts
- Genre
- abstract art
- Movement
- Neo-impressionism
- Image
- Robert Delaunay portrait photograph.jpg
- Work location
- Spain
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- Commons category
- Robert Delaunay
- date of death
- 1941-10-25
- date of birth
- 1885-04-12
- Commons Creator page
- Robert Delaunay
- Commons gallery
- Robert Delaunay
- name in native language
- Robert Delaunay
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- archives at
- Bibliothèque Kandinsky
- place of burial
- Gambais
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Works in European collections
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Delaunay ( French: [ʁɔbɛʁ dəlonɛ]; 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 influence related to the bold use of colour and a clear love of experimentation with both depth and tone.
Overview
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