ROBERT DELAUNAY

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• born in Paris
• son of George Delaunay and Countess Berthe Félicie de Rose
• raised by mother's sister Marie and husband Charles Damour
• failed final exam and said he wanted to become a painter

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• 1902 sent to Ronsin's atelier to study Decorative Arts
• age 19 he left Ronsin to focus on painting
• contributed six works to the Salon des Indépendants in 1904

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• Delaunay helped in design of the railway and air travel pavilions
• Suffered from cancer
• died 25 October 1941

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• influenced by the group of Pont-Aven;commune in france
• formed a close friendship at with Jean Metzinger
• developed a new sub-style of Neo-Impressionism

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• closely identified with Orphism. painted nonfigurative paintings based on the optical characteristics
• belief that color is a thing in itself with its own powers of expression and form
• Painting is purely visual art that depends on intellectual elements and perception is in impact of colored light from the eye.
• early paintings are deeply rooted in Neoimpressionism

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• In1908 after a term in military working as a regimental librarian he met Sonia Terk
• Delaunay joined The Blue Rider, a Munich-based group of abstract artists, in 1911

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• First World War in 1914 Sonia and Robert were staying in Spain
• 1915 they moved to Portugal
• Russian Revolution brought end to financial support Sonia received from her family in Russia
• Delaunays met Sergei Diaghilev in Madrid 1917

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• La Tour rouge, 1911, oil on canvas
• Tour Eiffel, 1926, oil on canvas
• Tour Eiffel, 1926, oil on canvas
• Tour Eiffel, 1910, oil on canvas
• Portuguese Woman, oil on canvas, 1916, oil on canvas
• Le Premier Disque,1913, oil on canvas

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