Bathers Nudes and Pink Flamingos by Robert Delaunay

This bold and decorative work, temporarily titled “Bathers Nudes and Pink Flamingos”, bears witness to the early post-impressionist experimentation of the artist Robert Delaunay. Inspired by the harmony of shapes and decorative art, the painter experiments here with a bold juxtaposition of patterns and pure colors. This original creation demonstrates a desire to break with traditional realism in favor of a stylized and poetic vision of wild nature and the human figure.

In the foreground of the luminous composition, two nude women with stylized shapes gracefully integrate into the exotic setting. One of them, represented in warm orange tones, lies on her back in a completely peaceful manner, while the second, painted in pink, appears from behind, bent towards the ground in a dynamic posture that reveals her buttocks. In the background, several pink fiamingos with slender and elegant silhouettes stand proudly amidst yellow flowers and a verdant and dense vegetation. The background is cleverly structured in vertical sections, one mimicking a rain of golden light and the other a multicolored checkerboard of blue and pink. The solar lighting exalts the vivacity of pure pigments.

The artist deploys an exceptional craftsmanship in the juxtaposition of divisionist brushstrokes and large textured flat areas. His great ability to harmonize highly contrasting hues reveals an innate sense of decorative composition and a truly virtuoso handling of his pictorial medium.