Modern and Contemporary Art Eiffel Tower Reverse of Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1950-134-42a Made in France, Europec. 1909 Robert Delaunay, French, 1885 - 1941 Oil on canvas * Gallery 169, Modern and Contemporary Art, first floor 1950-134-42b The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection, 1950 |
LabelThe French artist Robert Delaunay completed a remarkable series of paintings of the Eiffel Tower between 1909 and 1914 in which the vertiginous iron structure is fragmented and distorted through shifting perspectives and prismatic color. By the time the artist completed this version, the Eiffel Tower, which was built for the 1889 Exposition universelle in Paris, had become a symbol of technological progress and modernity.* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
