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Carousel of Pigs Robert Delaunay, 1922
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Carousel of Pigs

Robert Delaunay Β· 1922

Why it's great

Pigs on a fair carousel spin round and round in circles of color, in a playful painting by Robert Delaunay of 1922. It's also a joke: the pigs look like they are heading for the ring.

Where to see it

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About the artist

Robert Delaunay

1885–1941 Β· born in Paris Β· died in Montpellier

Robert Delaunay was a French painter born in Paris in 1885. With his wife Sonia, he invented a colorful style called Orphism and painted the Eiffel Tower, windows and circles of color. He spent the war years in Spain and Portugal, and died in Montpellier in 1941.

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