1778
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Les folâtres jeux sont les premiers cuisiniers du monde is a 1778 ink by Robert Delaunay, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This picture shows a lively outdoor scene with a group of people under a big tree. One man stands, holding a wine bottle and pouring for a seated woman in a fancy dress. Others sit or lean nearby, talking and eating. A dog lies in the grass, and a picnic blanket holds plates and food. The background has a fence, a river, and distant hills. The text below calls this *"Les folâtres jeux sont les premiers cuisiniers du monde"*—it’s a playful jab at how "serious" cooks think they’re the best. The artist used sharp lines and shading to show movement and light. Next, look up etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how prints like this were made.
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.
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