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between 1904 and 1906

A journey to Brittany: the influence of the Pont-Aven group

Delaunay travelled to Brittany, where he was influenced by the Pont-Aven group; he showed the works painted there at the Salon des Indépendants of 1906.

1906

Meets Henri Rousseau at the Salon des Indépendants

In 1906, at the 22nd Salon des Indépendants, where Delaunay showed works painted in Brittany, he met Henri “Le Douanier” Rousseau.

1906–1907

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.

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.

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.

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.