The Innovative Artists Who Painted the Arrival of the 20th Century

Robert & Sonia Delaunay’s vibrant vision of modern Life

The Red Tower (1911) by Robert Delauney. Oil on canvas. 160.7 × 128.6 cm. Art Institute of Chicago, U.S. Image source Wikimedia Commons

The Eiffel Tower was unveiled in Paris as the focal point of the World’s Fair of 1889. It was the tallest manmade structure the world had ever seen, originally painted in reddish brown.