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Homage to Blériot
From the collection of Kunstmuseum Basel. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Thematically, the painting was inspired by the countless visits the technology-enthusiast artist made to the Buc airport near Marseille. Delaunay dedicated it to the aircraft constructor Louis Blériot; the handwritten inscription at the bottom edge reads: "'premiers disques solaire simultané forme' au grand constructeur Blériot 1914 DELAUNAY". The inscription also points to the painting's belonging to the "Disques" (Discs) series. These are based on an engagement with Michel Eug...
Kunstmuseum Basel’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineHommage à Blériot. 1914. Robert Delaunay (1885–1941). Kunstmuseum Basel, Ankauf. Public domain.
