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Born April 12, 1885 • Paris • France
Died October 25, 1941 (aged 56) • Montpellier • France
Movement / Style Cubism • Orphism • Abstraction-Création • Section d’Or • The Beehive
Notable Family Members spouse Sonia Delaunay

Photos

Eiffel Tower, an oil painting on canvas by Robert Delaunay from 1910–11, is on display at the Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland. The painting was one of Delaunay's contributions to the art movement called cubism.
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