A French artist, one of the first painters to create pure abstract works. Robert Delaunay was born in Paris. When he was 19 years old, his works were exhibited in the Salon of Independents. In early 1910s, he and his wife Sonia Delaunay co-founded the Orphism movement, which is famous for its use of strong colors and geometric shapes. He has spent most of his life in Paris, traveled to Spain and Portugal during World War I. In his later years, he followed the path of abstraction and his style became similar to Paul Klee.