Robert Delaunay (12 April 1885 – 25 October 1941) |
He
was a French artist who, with his wife Sonia Delaunay and others,
cofounded the Orphism art movement. In August 1915 they moved to
Portugal where they shared a home with Samuel Halpert and Eduardo
Viana.
With Viana and their friends Amadeo
de Souza Cardoso (whom
the Delaunays had already met in Paris) and José
de Almada Negreiros they
discussed an artistic partnership.