Image

RISDM 67-088.tif

Robert Delaunay

The Towers of Laon (Les Tours de Laon)

Description

Maker

Robert Delaunay (French, 1885-1941)

Title

The Towers of Laon (Les Tours de Laon)

Year

ca. 1914

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

encaustic paint

Supports

Geography

Place Made: France

Dimensions

24 x 19.7 cm (9 7/16 x 7 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed and inscribed LL:Les tours de Laon / R. Delaunay

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Jesse Metcalf Fund, with gifts from the Chace and Levinger Foundations

Object Number

67.088

Type

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

"The Center Cannot Hold"
Art from 1900-1920
Mar 01, 1999 – Jul 01, 1999
Cubism and Its Affinities
Sep 01, 1995 – Dec 10, 1995
From the Reserve III
Cubist Painting
Jul 08, 1994 – Dec 04, 1994
European Painting and Sculpture, circa 1770-1937
Oct 18, 1991 – Jan 26, 1992
New Acquisitions 1966-1967
Sep 01, 1967 – Oct 29, 1967

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Tombstone

Robert Delaunay (French, 1885-1941)
The Towers of Laon (Les Tours de Laon), ca. 1914
encaustic on board
24 x 19.7 cm (9 7/16 x 7 3/4 inches)
Jesse Metcalf Fund, with gifts from the Chace and Levinger Foundations 67.088

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