Circular Forms (Formes circulaires)
By: Robert Delaunay
Date: 1930
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 50 3/4 x 76 3/4 in.
Location: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 50 3/4 x 76 3/4 in.
Location: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
This work, an example of Delaunay’s exploration of Orphism (an abstract art movement he started with his wife Sonia) features vibrant, overlapping circles and geometric shapes arranged in a dynamic composition.