Rythme I

Details

Robert Delaunay (1885-1941)
Rythme I
signed with initials 'r.d.' (lower right)
gouache and watercolor on Japan paper
75/8 x 4¾ in. (19.2 x 12 cm.)
Painted circa 1934

Provenance

Henry Ford II, Detroit; Estate sale, Sotheby's, New York, 8 May 1991, lot 181.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.

Lot Essay

Monique Schneider-Manoury has confirmed the authenticity of this gouache.

This composition is one of four designs which Delaunay painted with the use of stencils to accompany the first fifteen copies of the book Sérénades Indiennes by Roger Michael, published in 1934.

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