Homage to Blériot

Robert Delaunay

1914 · Tempera on canvas · Kunstmuseum Basel

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Complete the setHangs well with these two

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Homage to Blériot

Circular Forms, Moon No. 1

Eiffel Tower (1924)

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About this work

Artist: Robert Delaunay (1885–1941)
Year: 1914
Medium: Tempera on canvas
Original size: 250 × 251 cm
Collection: Kunstmuseum Basel
Movement: Orphism

Concentric discs and rings of red, yellow, blue, green and violet spin across a square canvas two and a half metres wide; among them, at upper right, a biplane flies above a small Eiffel Tower, and at lower left a propeller turns. Delaunay painted it in tempera in 1914 as a tribute to Louis Blériot, the aviation pioneer who had flown across the English Channel in 1909. An inscription at lower left dedicates the first simultaneous solar discs to the great builder Blériot, honouring him as a constructor of machines rather than as a pilot. The circular forms come from Delaunay's study of the chemist Michel-Eugène Chevreul's laws of simultaneous colour contrast, and the poet Guillaume Apollinaire had called this kind of painting Orphism. A second version is in the Musée de Grenoble. This one is in the Kunstmuseum Basel.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Spinning discs of red, yellow, blue and violet with a biplane and a propeller, for a child's room, playroom or living room at 24×36 in natural wood. A white, sky blue or warm grey wall; it pairs with Delaunay's Eiffel Tower.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Orphism painting
Era: 20th century (1914)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: classic
Rooms: living room, kids room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — natural wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Homage to Blériot in the public domain?

Yes. Robert Delaunay (1885–1941) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Kunstmuseum Basel.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Homage to Blériot painted, and in what medium?

Homage to Blériot dates from 1914 and was made in tempera on canvas; the original measures 250 × 251 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Homage to Blériot we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

Homage to Blériot (Robert Delaunay) — Homage to Blériot · Robert Delaunay · 1914. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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