Cardiff Team
| Cardiff Team | |
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| Artist | Robert Delaunay |
| Year | 1913 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 326 cm × 208 cm (128 in × 82 in) |
| Location | Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Paris |
The Cardiff Team (French: L'Équipe de Cardiff) is an oil on canvas painting by French painter Robert Delaunay, created in 1913. It was the second in a series of paintings on the same subject produced between 1912 and 1913, and presented at the Salon des Indépendants, in 1913. The current painting is held at the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris.[1]
History and description
Robert Delaunay was very involved in the artistic movements of the beginning of the 20th century. After going through
The painting depicts a game where a rugby team from
Analysis
During the same period, Delaunay painted Windows, a series which is closer to abstract art. But, in the series dedicated to the Cardiff Team, the painting cannot be considered abstract, because there are many elements of everyday life visible: the rugby players, an advertising board, the Eiffel Tower, a rollercoaster. This series is, however, according to Pascal Rousseau, a vibrant manifesto of simultanism, much more than the Windows series.[5]
References
- ^ 1913-14. «L'Équipe de Cardiff» de R. Delaunay, Huges Absil (French)
- ^ 1913-14. «L'Équipe de Cardiff» de R. Delaunay, Huges Absil (French)
- ^ Pascal Rousseau, "Robert Delaunay et l'aéronautique: la construction du simultanéisme", Revue de l'Art, 1996, n°113. pp. 19-31 (French)
- ^ Catalogue de l'exposition Robert Delaunay, de l'impressionnisme à l'abstraction, 3 June to 16 August 1999, Paris, Éditions du Centre Pompidou, 1999 (French)
- ^ Pascal Rousseau, "Robert Delaunay et l'aéronautique: la construction du simultanéisme", Revue de l'Art, 1996, n°113. pp. 19-31 (French)