Delaunay inspired by Blériot

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You may remember our article about Sonia Delaunay, who in the 1920s designed dresses with matching body colors for the car. She was married to Robert Delaunay (1885-1941) was also a very competent artist. In the early days of the previous century he experimented with Cubism. His style evolved in what is known as ‘Orphism’, a mixture of cubism with circles and a sensation of bright colors. Five years after Louis Blériot crossed the English Channel from Calais to Dover (on July 25, 1909), Robert Delaunay was inspired by this historic flight and in 1914 painted this 'Hommage à Blériot', a masterpiece that symbolizes the early aviators.
(text Rutger Booy / painting collection Kunstmuseum Basel)

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