Picture "The Runners" (c. 1924/26), framed
Picture "The Runners" (c. 1924/26), framed
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ars mundi Exclusive Edition | limited, 499 copies | reproduction, Giclée print on canvas | on stretcher frame | framed | size 54 x 74 cm (h/w)
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Picture "The Runners" (c. 1924/26), framed
For his depiction inspired by the Olympics in Paris, Delaunay reduces the human bodies to their geometric forms and skilfully creates the effect of movement through the rhythmic juxtaposition of the runners and the use of colour.
Original: c. 1924/26, oil on canvas, Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart.
Reproduction using Fine Art Giclée process directly on artist's canvas and mounted on a stretcher frame. Limited edition of 499 copies. Framed in a solid wood shadow gap frame. Size 54 x 74 cm (h/w). ars mundi Exclusive Edition.
About Robert Delaunay
1885-1941
Inspired early on by the Neo-Impressionism of Georges Seurat, the Frenchman Robert Delaunay (1885-1941) started to paint together with the group "Der Blaue Reiter" in 1911. At the first exhibition of the artists' group from Munich, he even sold the most paintings of all.
In contrast to Kandinsky, Delaunay focused on light. His window paintings, the "Fenêtre", led him to what Guillaume Apollinaire later named "Orphism": vibrating areas of colour are shaping the form to be depicted. It was during this period that Delaunay finally rejected Abstract Cubism.
In 1912, the "Formes circulaires" which were a further development of his "Fenêtre" series, marked the beginning of abstract painting in France.
Graphic or sculpture edition that was initiated by ars mundi and is available only at ars mundi or at distribution partners licensed by ars mundi.
Depiction of typical scenes from daily life in painting, whereby a distinction can be made between peasant, bourgeois and courtly genres.
The genre reached its peak and immense popularity in Dutch paintings of the 17th century. In the 18th century, especially in France, the courtly-galant painting became prominent while in Germany the bourgeois character was emphasised.
Giclée = derived from the French verb gicler "to squirt, spurt".
The giclée method is a digital printing process. It is a high-resolution, large-format printout on an inkjet printer with special different-coloured dye- or pigment-based inks (usually six to twelve). The colours are fade-proof, i.e. resistant to harmful UV light. They have a high richness of nuance, contrast and saturation.
The giclée process is suitable for art canvases, handmade and watercolour paper as well as for silk.