the large portuguese robert delaunay

the large portuguese robert delaunayThe Large Portuguese is a work created in 1916 by Robert Delaunay, illustrating his evolution towards an abstract and geometric style, characteristic of Orphism. The painting depicts a Portuguese woman, whose face and body are deconstructed into geometric and coloured forms, translating the fragmentation of reality into a multitude of facets. Circular and angular shapes dominate the composition, creating dynamic movement and visual harmony.

Morning sunlight streams into the room

by so much light

which suggests that it materializes the separation between God and Adam

The artist paints a picturesque church with a slender bell tower

he met one of the most delightful characters of the Parisian artistic milieu of the 1880s and 1890s

the overall shape

as if the circles were floating freely in space

The green of the grass contrasts with the blue hues of the sky and the touches of yellow and orange that evoke the blooming of the wild flowers

The abstract painting is part of a series of lithographs made by Kandinsky during his time at the Bauhaus

with the divine summits

birth and death coexist in a delicate balance

cows and especially horses