Nature morte portugaise
1915
About this artwork
This still life composition features a vibrant array of fruit and household vessels rendered in saturated, non-naturalistic colors. It is part of Delaunay's broader exploration of color theory and light during his residency in Portugal.
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Robert Delaunay created this work while living in Portugal during the early years of World War I. During this period, his work shifted away from the fragmented geometric forms of Orphism toward a more representational but still intensely colored style inspired by the local light and landscape.
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Nature morte portugaise
Robert Delaunay, 1915
