5899268 L\'?quipe de Cardiff, 1913 (wax crayons on paper laid down on board) by Delaunay, Robert (1885-1941); 28x17.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Delaunay did not entirely abandon figuration after 1912. With the ?quipe de Cardiff series the artist began incorporating more figurative elements, in this case soccer players in motion. A photograph published in 1913 in the French newspaper, Vie au grand air, was thought to have prompted the artist to undertake this series. Additionally, Umberto Boccioni\'s lively depictions of rugby players may also have been an inspiration to Delaunay. The present drawing is a study for the highly finished painting, L\'?quipe de Cardiff (see fig. 1; coll.), which was exhibited at the Salon des Independants in 1913.); Photo by Christie\'s Images.