Art Whisper Open the appOpen app
Portrait of Guillaume Apollinaire by Robert Delaunay

Portrait of Guillaume Apollinaire

Robert Delaunay · 1911

Scroll
DETAILS
Artist
Robert Delaunay
Date
1911
Location
Musée National d'Art Moderne
ART MOVEMENTS
Abstract artDer Blaue ReiterOrphism
AUDIO DEEP DIVE

Stand in front of it and listen

The full narration walks you through Portrait of Guillaume Apollinaire — the story behind it, the details most visitors miss, and why it matters. Free in the Art Whisper app.

Get the free app
0:00Preview · 0:30Free preview · 0:30 Hear the full story in the app
THE ARTIST

Robert Delaunay

Robert Delaunay, co-founder of Orphism, painted with a "monumental vision of the world," using bold colors and geometric shapes to explore light and depth.

Read Delaunay’s full story
EXPLORE THE MOVEMENT

More from Abstract art

See the movement →
Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, and Gray Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, and Gray Mondrian · 1921 · Art Institute of Chicago Sun Spot Sun Spot Kusama · 1953 · Art Institute of Chicago
KEEP EXPLORING

More works to explore

Beyond Delaunay and Abstract art: works from the same years, and from the other movements Portrait of Guillaume Apollinaire belongs to.

Crouching Nude in Shoes and Black Stockings, Back View Same movement · Der Blaue Reiter Crouching Nude in Shoes and Black Stockings, Back View Egon Schiele · 1912 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Streetcar Same era · 1890s–1920s Streetcar Mikhail Larionov · 1911 · Bashkir State Art Museum (Nesterov Museum) Still Life with Crayfish Same movement · Der Blaue Reiter Still Life with Crayfish Mikhail Larionov · 1900 · Museum Ludwig Burg on Fehmarn Same era · 1890s–1920s Burg on Fehmarn Ernst Ludwig Kirchner · 1912 · Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History Composition (No. 1) Gray-Red Same movement · Orphism Composition (No. 1) Gray-Red Piet Mondrian · 1935 · Art Institute of Chicago Birth Same era · 1890s–1920s Birth Marc Chagall · 1911 · Art Institute of Chicago Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler Same era · 1890s–1920s Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler Pablo Picasso · 1910 · Art Institute of Chicago Bathers by a River Same era · 1890s–1920s Bathers by a River Henri Matisse · 1909 · Art Institute of Chicago
Hear Portrait of Guillaume Apollinaire’s storyFree in the Art Whisper app Open