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Robert Delaunay

French painter (1885–1941)
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Summary

Robert Delaunay was born on April 12, 1885[1], in Paris[2]. He died on October 25, 1941[3], in Montpellier[4]. He worked as a painter[5], designer[6], theatre designer[7], and visual artist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,413 views/month, #7,100 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Gambais[10]
  • Spouse: Sonia Delaunay[11]
  • Child: Charles Delaunay[12]
  • Country of citizenship: France[13]
  • Field of work: painting[14], visual arts[15]
  • Educated at: Collège François-de-Laval[16]
  • Student: Lyonel Feininger[17], Léon-Laurent Galand[18]
  • Notable work: Simultaneous Disc[19], Eiffel Tower with Trees[20], Hommage to Blériot[21]
  • Sex or gender: male[22]
  • Movement: Orphism[23], simultanism[24], Neo-impressionism[25]
  • Genre: abstract art[26], still life[27]
  • Commons category: Robert Delaunay[28]
  • Archives at: Bibliothèque Kandinsky[29]
  • Cause of death: cancer[30]
  • Family name: Delaunay[31]
  • Given name: Robert[32]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Robert Delaunay[33]
  • Commons gallery: Robert Delaunay[34]
  • Work location: Paris[35], Pont-Aven[36], Spain[37]
  • Described at URL: https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-robert-delaunay[38]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[39]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[40], The Art of The Countries and Peoples of The World. Tome 5[41]
  • Participant in: documenta[42], Documenta II[43]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[44]

Why It Matters

Robert Delaunay has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Robert Delaunay born?

Robert Delaunay's place of birth was Paris[2].

Where did Robert Delaunay die?

Robert Delaunay died in Montpellier[4].

Who was Robert Delaunay married to?

Robert Delaunay's spouses include Sonia Delaunay[11].

What did Robert Delaunay do for work?

Robert Delaunay worked as a painter[5], designer[6], theatre designer[7], and visual artist[8].

Where did Robert Delaunay go to school?

Robert Delaunay was educated at Collège François-de-Laval[16].

Related Entities

Albertina Brooklyn Museum France Hamburger Kunsthalle Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Israel Museum Kunsthaus Zürich Lyonel Feininger Metropolitan Museum of Art Moderna Museet Musée d'art moderne de Paris Musée Fabre Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Museum of Fine Arts Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Victoria Nationalmuseum Neue Nationalgalerie Peggy Guggenheim Collection Pont-Aven Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Sonia Delaunay Spain Tel Aviv Museum of Art Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum visual arts Wallraf–Richartz Museum

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Guggenheim Collection Online. guggenheim.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . KulturNav. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Q131560290. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . vanabbemuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Artnet. wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . Artnet. Retrieved . tate.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . Artnet. wikidata.org.
  17. [25] ↑ . Q131560290. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [26] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  19. [27] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  20. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [29] ↑ . bibliothequekandinsky.centrepompidou.fr. Retrieved . bibliothequekandinsky.centrepompidou.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [31] ↑ . KulturNav. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . documenta.de. Retrieved . documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . documenta.de. Retrieved . documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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