Artwork
Mort de Julie
Mort de Julie is an ink print by the Baroque artist Robert Delaunay. It dates from 1782 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Mort de Julie is a print created by Robert Delaunay using etching and engraving techniques.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a somber scene in a dimly lit bedroom, where two women attend to a sick person, conveying a sense of tension and emotional intensity through the characters' expressions and the use of shadows.
Technique & Style
Delaunay employed fine lines to capture the drama of the scene, a characteristic of etching, where lines are incised into metal plates to hold ink, resulting in detailed and expressive imagery.
History & Provenance
Created in 1782, Mort de Julie predates Delaunay's later involvement in the Orphism movement, instead reflecting his early engagement with printmaking and French artistic traditions.
Artist & collection
Artist
Robert Delaunay was a French artist of the School of Paris movement; who, with his wife Sonia Delaunay and others, co-founded the Orphism art movement, noted for its use of strong colours and geometric shapes.
