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Robert Delaunay · Paris 1912
Robert Delaunay: 1885–1941
Other names (5)
Delaunay, Robert Delaunay (1885-1941), Robert Delaunay II, Robert II Delaunay, Robert Victor Félix Delaunay
Biography
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 work includes the bold use of color, and shows his clear love of experimentation with both depth and tone.
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Influenced by
- Paul Gauguineditorial inference
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- Pablo Picassoeditorial inference
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- Henri Rousseaueditorial inference
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- Claude Moneteditorial inference
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- Georges Seurateditorial inference
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Later influence
- Diego Riveraeditorial inference
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- Allen Joneseditorial inference
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- Paul Kleeeditorial inference
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- August Mackeeditorial inference
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- Marc Chagalleditorial inference
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- Wassily Kandinskyeditorial inference
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- Lyonel Feiningereditorial inference
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- Aristarkh Lentuloveditorial inference
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Artworks by year
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Robert Delaunay. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- Musée d'art moderne de Paris7 recorded works
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art7 recorded works
- National Gallery of Art4 recorded works
- Art Institute of Chicago3 recorded works
- Musée de Grenoble3 recorded works
- Museum of Modern Art3 recorded works
- Tate3 recorded works
- The Cleveland Museum of Art3 recorded works
- musée d'Art Moderne — Troyes2 recorded works
- Minneapolis Institute of Art1 recorded work
- musée des beaux-arts — Dijon1 recorded work
- musée des beaux-arts — Lyon1 recorded work
- musée d'Unterlinden — Colmar1 recorded work
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum1 recorded work
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- Wikidata (CC0)
- National Gallery of Art
- Museum authority country review
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Museum authority country review
- Tate Collection metadata (October 2014 snapshot)
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Expanded artwork research — official museum evidence
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)