Synchronous Disk by Robert Delaunay

This icon of lyrical abstraction, temporarily titled “Synchronous Disk”, embodies the culmination of research on the simultaneous disc conducted by the artist Robert Delaunay. By eliminating any form of object, the painter succeeds in creating a work of absolute purity, governed solely by the laws of light physics. This monumental painting stands as an essential reference in the history of twentieth-century art.

The painting is beautifully presented in the form of a large perfect disc subdivided into four symmetrical quadrants by vertical and horizontal perpendicular lines. Each quadrant is made of a sequence of concentric rings alternating highly contrasting colors: deep violet, warm ocher, bright red, ultramarine blue, brilliant yellow, and a very delicate pink. The very heart of this large disc is occupied by a two-tone red and central blue circle, creating an extremely powerful visual anchor in the center of the canvas. The hues vibrate intensely against each other, generating a perpetual rotating motion and infinite radiation.

The artist expresses here a craftsmanship of surgical precision in the geometry of his composition and the management of the pictorial texture. His technique of applying color in regular layers maximizes the optical resonance of each pigment, revealing work of high quality.