‘Orphism in Paris,’ Now at the Guggenheim, Reflects the Energy and Optimism of the ‘Movement Between Movements’

Guillaume Apollinaire named the body of work devoted to delicate innovations in abstracted form, and especially color, after the legendary figure of Greek mythology, Orpheus.

Photo: Kristopher McKay, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Robert Delaunay, 'Circular Forms (Formes circulaires),' 1930 (detail). Oil on canvas, 50 3/4" × 76 3/4". Photo: Kristopher McKay, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York

‘Orphism in Paris 1910-1930’
Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Through March 9, 2025

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