Robert Delaunay – French Painter & Orphism Co-Founder | ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

This Artist Spotlight collection features 40 works from Robert Delaunay, a French artist who, with his wife Sonia Delaunay and others, co-founded the Orphism art movement, noted for its use of strong colors and geometric shapes. Robert was born in Paris, and in 1902, after secondary education, he apprenticed in a studio for theater sets in Belleville. In 1903 he started painting and by 1904 was exhibiting. That year and in 1906 his work was shown at the Salon d’Automne and from 1904 until World War I at the Salon des Indépendants. Between 1905 and 1907 Delaunay became friendly with Henri Rousseau and Jean Metzinger and studied the color theories of Michel-Eugène Chevreul. During these years, he painted in a Neo-Impressionist manner; Paul Cézanne’s work also influenced Delaunay around this time. From 1907 to 1908 he served in the military in Laon, and upon returning to Paris he had contact with the Cubists. The period of 1909–10 saw the emergence of Delaunay’s personal style; he painted his first Eiffel Tower in 1909. In 1910 Delaunay married the painter Sonia Terk, who became his collaborator on many projects. Subscribe for new streams weekly @OcularArt: @OcularArt Follow us on Instagram @: This art stream is meant to make art accessible, empower artist discovery, scale art education and to be enjoyed at your leisure. It is designed as a visual piece allowing you to bring to life unused TV screens, digital frames or monitors. Press play on this silent stream to set the tone and elevate your mood with ‘Art on Screen’.