Champs de Mars: The Red Tower(Champs de Mars: La Tour Rouge) is a 1911 oil on canvas painting by French modernist Robert Delaunay, currently housed at the Art Institute of Chicago. A defining work of early 20th-century abstraction, it belongs to a celebrated series centered on the Eiffel Tower—then a potent emblem of technological advancement and national pride. In this series, Delaunay used the iconic Parisian landmark as a lens through which to explore rhythm, structure, and the expressive possibilities of color.
