Robert DelaunayFrench, 1885–1941La Flèche de Notre-Dame
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Musée de Grenoble
Grenoble, France
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the work
In the museum's own words — in French
Aquarelle et crayon graphite sur papier marouflé sur toile
Musée de Grenoble
Particulars
- Accession number
- MG 2938
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée de Grenoble: the museum's own open data · fetched yesterday
- Image: Musée de Grenoble — © Ville de Grenoble / Musée de Grenoble-J.L. Lacroix; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
Meanwhile, in the life of Robert Delaunay
The whole life1906–1907
A friendship with Jean Metzinger
Delaunay formed a close friendship with Jean Metzinger: in 1906–07 the two often painted together and made portraits of each other in prominent rectangles of pigment.
early 1907
A joint exhibition with Metzinger at Berthe Weill’s gallery
Early in 1907 Delaunay and Metzinger shared an exhibition at a gallery run by Berthe Weill.
1907
Vauxcelles singles out Delaunay and Metzinger as Divisionists
In 1907 the critic Louis Vauxcelles singled out Metzinger and Delaunay as Divisionists who used large, mosaic-like “cubes” to construct small but highly symbolic compositions.
1908
Meets Sonia Terk
In 1908, after a term in the military working as a regimental librarian, Delaunay met the artist Sonia Terk; at the time she was married to a German art dealer whom she would soon divorce.
1910
Marries Sonia Terk; the founding of Orphism
In 1910 Delaunay married Sonia Terk; together with a few others they founded the Orphism art movement, and the couple settled in a studio apartment in Paris.
1911
Joins the “Blue Rider” at Kandinsky’s invitation
In 1911, at the invitation of Wassily Kandinsky, Delaunay joined the Munich-based Blue Rider (Der Blaue Reiter) group, took part in its first exhibition and sold four works; he was also successful in Germany, Switzerland and Russia.
