the city of paris robert delaunay

the city of paris robert delaunayThe work displays, by its monumental format (267x406cm) and its iconographic wealth, the ambitions of Robert Delaunay. The composition is read from left to right, like a collage. On the left, the harbor landscape evokes the memory of a self portrait by Henri Rousseau, entitled "Moi mme" ("Myself"). And on the right, the red Eiffel Tower is a self quotation by the artist, referring to his other works on the theme. The different parts of the composition

reinforced by the faded blue frame

strives to reveal the image of a world without objects

The composition is dynamic and bold

He painted this work between 1907 and 1908

beige and black tones

The resolutely modern touch and the strong chiaroscuro reinforce the magnanimity of this skull

knowledge and noble origin of the animal are born from the chromatic prism coiled in the lower arch of the circle

with its energetic and expressive brushstrokes

he focuses his work on a homogeneous whole

colours are created by mixing light and shade

afortress nestled on the Friuli archipelago

cut off from the world and realities