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Composition

1930

Robert Delaunay

Associated Names

Robert Delaunay

Artist, French, 1885 - 1941

The image shows a composition of vibrant, swirling shapes and lines that form concentric circles and arcs. The overlapping circles and semicircles in bright shades of orange, green, blue, yellow, and purple create an abstract design. The rounded forms and flowing curves evoke familiar objects such as a kaleidoscope pattern or a spinning wheel, blending colors that interact dynamically on a canvas of soft, muted tones.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gouache on spiral bound sketchbook page, mounted on stretcher
Credit Line

Gift of Richard S. Zeisler
Dimensions

sheet: 36.8 x 26.6 cm (14 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2008.80.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Richard S. Zeisler, New York; gift to NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

National Gallery of Art

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Delaunay 1930

Wikidata ID

Q64628890

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