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Colorful Symphony Robert Delaunay, 1915
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Colorful Symphony

Robert Delaunay Β· 1915

Why it's great

Overlapping circles and shapes in every color of the rainbow whirl like a carousel or a kaleidoscope. Robert Delaunay painted this in 1915 and wanted color alone to make a kind of music.

Where to see it

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Hang it on your wall

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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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