Robert Delaunay "Rythme III" Tapestry, France

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Robert Delaunay "Rythme III" Tapestry, France

About the Item

Robert Delaunay "Rythme III" Edition From a design of 1938 Executed in 1938, currently held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, Paris, France. Handmade wool on canvas. Manufacture (France). Certification label on back. Editions nomad art trade. Size: H 275 cm x W 200 cm. Edition two of eight. Robert Delaunay 1885, Paris (France) – 1941, Montpellier (France). Robert Delaunay began his professional career at the age of 17 in the studio of the theater designer Euge`ne Ronsin; there he developed a taste for the monumental and learned about the role of light and tricks of perspective on the stage. 1904: he produces his first paintings depicting flowers and landscapes. 1907: in Paris he becomes acquainted with a group of young artists, including Gleizes, Metzinger, Le Fauconnier and Le´ger. 1909: influenced by Ce´zanne, Robert Delaunay’s cubist period begins. He adopts a principle of representation involving the disintegration of the form. For Delaunay, the image should burst into individual fragments, each following a different line of perspective. His aim is to create the illusion of movement through color. By juxtaposing polychromatic shades he can obtain what he terms "vibrations." 1912: from this date on, Robert Delaunay makes his mark in the history of art through the creation of "Orphic" Cubism, based on the principle of deconstructing forms using light. 1930: Delaunay’s second main creative period. Delaunay, and his wife Sonia Delaunay, believe in total art. Everything must be art, from interiors to clothing. He devises frescoes for adorning the walls of certain sites. He designs the decor of two pavilions for the 1937 World Fair in Paris and in 1938, in collaboration with Sonia Delaunay, Albert Gleizes and Jacques Villon, creates monumental canvases for the sculpture hall of the Salon des Tuileries. Robert Delaunay is one of the greatest names of modern art. His works, such as his imposing vision of the Eiffel Tower in a Cascade of colors, have passed into the collective memory and are represented in the most important modern art collections around the world. Rythme 3 : Rythme 3 is inspired by aeroplanes and the movement of their propellers to describe these great circles, giving an impression of expansive movement. The dynamic possibilities of the coloured discs, which come to life just by looking at them, give rhythm to the composition. This vision is activated by the play of curves and counter-curves, discs in concentric circles of varying thickness in alternation and, above all, by the colours in complementary (red/green, blue/orange) and dissonant (red/blue, pink/red, etc.) pairings. Robert Delaunay painted Rythme 3 in 1938 to decorate the Salon des Tuileries. It was a group commission (Albert Gleizes, Jacques Villon, André Lhote, Sonia and Robert Delaunay) for monumental paintings. These were then exhibited in 1939 at the first Salon des Réalités Nouvelles (regarded as the first abstract art exhibition), before being gifted to the City of Paris.

Creator:
(after) Robert Delaunay (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 108.27 in (275 cm)Width: 78.75 in (200 cm)Depth: 0.4 in (1 cm)
Style:
Modern (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Wool,Hand-Woven
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
2010-
Date of Manufacture:
2015
Condition:
Seller Location:
Paris, FR
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU112327550043