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Sonia Delaunay Art

French, 1885-1979

Pioneering 20th-century abstract artist Sonia Delaunay was known for ignoring the distinction between fine art and applied design. Her body of work encompassed not only paintings and prints but also book illustrations, women’s and men’s fashions, costumes for theater and dance, film sets, wallpaper, furniture and interior decor. More than an expression of her prolific talent, this varied output was her way of erasing the boundary between life and art.

Born Sara Elievna Stern in 1885 to a working-class Jewish family in Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire), she was adopted as a child by a wealthy maternal uncle in St. Petersburg, who saw to her well-rounded education. There, she picked up the nickname Sonia. 

At the age of 18, she left Russia for Germany to study painting, and in 1905, she landed in Paris, where she enrolled in art school. She soon dropped out but continued creating art, producing canvases strongly influenced by Fauvism. Following a brief marriage to gallery owner Wilhelm Uhde, she married fellow artist Robert Delaunay (1885–1941) in 1910. After the birth of her son, Charles, in 1911, she crafted a patchwork crib cover that she considered her first truly abstract piece.

No matter the medium, Delaunay’s passion was color. She and her husband were the main exponents of Orphism, a branch of Cubism defined by abstract compositions and bright shades. They saw their creations as experiments in Simultanéisme, or Simultanism, a color theory based on the work of scientist Michel Eugène Chevreul (1786–1889), who studied the ways in which a given hue can look different depending on the ones around it.

The Delaunays noted that certain pairings seemed to generate a vibration in the eye of the beholder. They felt that this movement captured the dynamism of modern urban life. The couple generally expressed the ideas underpinning Simultanism in their work with flat, overlapping panes of color. In fact, Sonia’s cradle cover melded their tenets with the traditions of Russian-peasant patchwork (also a big Constructivist inspiration).

Seeking to integrate Simultanism into all aspects of life, she designed other abstractly patterned furnishings for their home, which had become a gathering place for the avant-garde, and she worked the designs into their clothes, too, which she and Robert would wear throughout the city and to dance halls — behavior that today would likely be described as performance. In addition to performance, Sonia’s work presaged many other avant-garde movements, such as kinetic art and Op art.

After the upheavals of World War I and the 1917 Russian Revolution, Delaunay retooled herself and opened a business. Keeping her devotion to color juxtaposition front and center, she launched a fabric and fashion atelier where she created textiles, wearable pieces, interior decor and furniture, sometimes collaborating with cabinetmaker Adolphe Chanaux

Clients who may have found an abstract painting intimidating or inaccessible could enjoy the bright pattern on a cloche-and-scarf set Delaunay created or the striped handbag she designed. In this way, she brought her art into their everyday lives. Her colorful abstract design on a textile or rug could very well have been applied to one of her canvases and hung on a wall or vice versa.

While many women artists of the period were herded away from the fine arts and toward crafts (think Anni Albers), Delaunay was able to do it all. And what’s also so appealing about her oeuvre, to contemporary eyes, is the sense that Delaunay pursued everything — be it painting or fashion or costuming or furniture or graphic design — with equal vigor, without making distinctions between mediums. 

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Artist: Sonia Delaunay
Sonia Delaunay, Spanish Dancer, from XXe Siecle, 1972
Sonia Delaunay, Spanish Dancer, from XXe Siecle, 1972

Sonia Delaunay, Spanish Dancer, from XXe Siecle, 1972

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Sonia Delaunay (1885–1979), titled Danseuse espagnole (Spanish Dancer), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXXIVe Annee, No. 39, Decembre 1972, o...

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1970s Orphist Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Sonia Delaunay, Untitled, from XXe Siecle, 1956
Sonia Delaunay, Untitled, from XXe Siecle, 1956

Sonia Delaunay, Untitled, from XXe Siecle, 1956

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Sonia Delaunay (1885–1979), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, No. 7 (double), Juin 1956, originates fr...

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1950s Orphist Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Rythm and Dance - Lithograph (Artcurial edition)
Rythm and Dance - Lithograph (Artcurial edition)

Rythm and Dance - Lithograph (Artcurial edition)

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, IDF

Sonia DELAUNAY Rythm and Dance Lithograph after a painting Printed signature in the plate Numbered /600 On vellum paper 40 x 30 cm (c. 15.7 x 11.8 in) ArtCurial edition, 1994 Exce...

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Late 20th Century Modern Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Sonia Delaunay's 1972 lithograph - XXè siècle art publication Mourlot
Sonia Delaunay's 1972 lithograph - XXè siècle art publication Mourlot

Sonia Delaunay's 1972 lithograph - XXè siècle art publication Mourlot

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in PARIS, FR

Sonia Delaunay's 1972 lithograph, a product of collaboration with the renowned Mourlot atelier, stands as a vibrant testament to the artist's mastery of color and form. This striking...

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1970s Sonia Delaunay Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Sonia Delaunay, Color Rhythms, from XXe Siecle, 1969
Sonia Delaunay, Color Rhythms, from XXe Siecle, 1969

Sonia Delaunay, Color Rhythms, from XXe Siecle, 1969

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Sonia Delaunay (1885–1979), titled Rythmes couleur (Color Rhythms), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXXIe Annee No. 32, Juin 1969, originates ...

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1960s Orphist Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Avec moi-même
Avec moi-même

Avec moi-même

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, FR

Etching and aquatint, 1970 Handsigned by the artist in pencil Edition : 13/15 Publisher : Société Internationale d’Art XXe siècle 66.00 cm. x 50.50 cm. 25.98 in. x 19.88 in. (paper)...

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1970s Abstract Sonia Delaunay Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Quarter

Quarter

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Winterswijk, NL

Art print, after the original from 1968 In great condition

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Late 20th Century Sonia Delaunay Art

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Color

Spain : Flamenco Dancer - Lithograph (Artcurial edition)
Spain : Flamenco Dancer - Lithograph (Artcurial edition)

Spain : Flamenco Dancer - Lithograph (Artcurial edition)

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, IDF

Sonia DELAUNAY Spain : Flamenco Dancer Lithograph after a painting Printed signature in the plate Numbered /600 On Arches vellum 40 x 30 cm (c. 15.7 x 11.8 in) ArtCurial edition, 1...

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Late 20th Century Modern Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Woman with Art Deco Dress - Lithograph (Artcurial edition)
Woman with Art Deco Dress - Lithograph (Artcurial edition)

Woman with Art Deco Dress - Lithograph (Artcurial edition)

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, IDF

Sonia DELAUNAY Woman with Art Deco Dress Lithograph after a painting Printed signature in the plate Numbered /600 On Arches vellum 40 x 30 cm (c. 15.7 x 11.8 in) ArtCurial edition,...

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Late 20th Century Art Deco Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Jazz - Lithograph (Artcurial edition)
Jazz - Lithograph (Artcurial edition)

Jazz - Lithograph (Artcurial edition)

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, IDF

Sonia DELAUNAY Jazz Lithograph after a painting Printed signature in the plate Numbered /600 On Arches vellum 40 x 30 cm (c. 15.7 x 11.8 in) ArtCurial edition, 1994 Excellent cond...

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Late 20th Century Modern Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Polychrome composition

Polychrome composition

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, FR

Etching and aquatint, 1970 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 73/125 66.00 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.98 in. x 19.69 in. (paper) 49.00 cm. x 40.00 cm. 19.29 in. x 15.75 in. (i...

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1970s Abstract Sonia Delaunay Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Avec moi-même - Planche 8
Avec moi-même - Planche 8

Avec moi-même - Planche 8

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in New York, US

Plate 8 from the 10-subject album "Avec moi-même" ("With Myself") On Arches wove paper. A beautiful plate, a small edition of 75, a demanding technique: etching and aquatint, and an...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Sonia Delaunay Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Sonia Delaunay - Composition - Original Lithograph
Sonia Delaunay - Composition - Original Lithograph

Sonia Delaunay - Composition - Original Lithograph

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Sonia Delaunay - Composition Original Lithograph 1972 Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Revue XXe Siècle Cahiers d'art published under the direction of G. di San Lazzaro. Sonia Delaunay was known for her vivid use of color and her bold, abstract patterns, breaking down traditional distinctions between the fine and applied arts as an artist, designer and printmaker. Born Sarah Stern on November 14, 1885 in Gradizhsk, Ukraine, she was adopted in 1890 by her maternal uncle, Henri Terk, a lawyer in St. Petersburg, where she grew up, exposed to music and art, and learning several foreign languages. In 1903, she moved to Germany to study drawing with Ludwig Schmidt-Reutler (1863–1909) at the Karlsruhe academy of fine arts; Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951), composer-to-be, was among her classmates there. In 1905, she traveled to Paris where she attended art classes at the Académie de la Palette, learned printmaking from Rudolf Grossman (1889–1941), and met Amédée Ozenfant (1886–1966), André Dunoyer de Segonzac (1884–1974), and Jean-Louis Boussingault (1883–1943). Sonia spent much of her time at exhibitions and galleries in Paris, which showed works by Paul Cézanne, Vincent Van Gogh, Pierre Bonnard, and Edouard Vuillard, as well as Les Fauves, Henri Matisse and André Derain. She did, however, maintain contact with Germany, exhibiting at the Galerie Der Sturm, Berlin, in 1913, 1920 and 1921. During her first year in Paris, Sonia met the German collector and art-dealer, Wilhelm Uhde (1874–1947), whom she married on December 5, 1908, and whose Montparnasse gallery, the Galerie Notre-Dame des Champs, showed her first solo exhibition. Through Uhde, Sonia encountered many painters, including Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Maurice de Vlaminck, and Robert Delaunay (1885–1941). In 1910, Sonia divorced Uhde by mutual agreement, married Delaunay that same year, and gave birth to their son, Charles, in January 1911. Together Sonia and Robert Delaunay pursued the study of color, influenced by theories of Michel-Eugène Chevreul (1786–1889). Sonia’s interest in simultaneous contrast, as evidenced in her early collages, book bindings, small painted boxes...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Sonia Delaunay  Labyrinth carpet  Artcurial
Sonia Delaunay  Labyrinth carpet  Artcurial

Sonia Delaunay Labyrinth carpet Artcurial

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Sonia Delaunay Tapis labyrinthe (1929) Édition artcurial de 150 exemplaires 100% laine nouée main Signé par initiales 1980 220 x 245 cms 12000 euros

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1980s Sonia Delaunay Art

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Wool

Sonia Delaunay 1930 Compositions Couleurs Idees Pochoir #7
Sonia Delaunay 1930 Compositions Couleurs Idees Pochoir #7

Sonia Delaunay 1930 Compositions Couleurs Idees Pochoir #7

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Bristol, CT

Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979) Planche 7 pochoir from the portfolio "Compositions, couleurs, idees" 1930 Image Sz: 12"H x 10"W Frame Sz: 15"H x 13"W w/ gilt bamboo frame

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1930s Sonia Delaunay Art

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Gouache

Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979) - Composition - etching on paper - 1964
Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979) - Composition - etching on paper - 1964

Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979) - Composition - etching on paper - 1964

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Varese, IT

Etching on paper, edited in 1964 Hand-signed by artist in pencil in the lower right corner. Plate size: 33.7 x 27.5 cm Paper size: 50.5 x 35 cm Framed size: 66.5 x 49 x 5.5 cm Frame...

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1960s Abstract Sonia Delaunay Art

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Etching

Abstraction colorée
Abstraction colorée

Abstraction colorée

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph Edition : 44/75 52.00 cm. x 73.00 cm. 20.47 in. x 28.74 in. (paper) 45.00 cm. x 59.00 cm. 17.72 in. x 23.23 in. (image) Handsigned by the artist in pencil Certificate of...

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1970s Abstract Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Night flight
Night flight

Night flight

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph, 1970 Handsigned by the artist in pencil Edition : H.C. 3/25 Publisher : Artcurial (Paris) 76.00 cm. x 56.00 cm. 29.92 in. x 22.05 in. (paper) 62.50 cm. x 47.50 cm. 24.6...

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1970s Abstract Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Les illuminations de Rimbaud

Les illuminations de Rimbaud

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, FR

Stencil, 1973 Edition : 4/20 Publisher : Jacques Damase (Paris) Printer : Atelier Jacomet (Paris) 50.50 cm. x 37.00 cm. 19.88 in. x 14.57 in. (paper) 38.00 cm. x 28.00 cm. 14.96 in...

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1970s Abstract Sonia Delaunay Art

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Stencil

Les illuminations de Rimbaud
Les illuminations de Rimbaud

Les illuminations de Rimbaud

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, FR

Etching and aquatint, 1973 Edition : 121/200 76.00 cm. x 56.50 cm. 29.92 in. x 22.24 in. (paper) 49.00 cm. x 39.00 cm. 19.29 in. x 15.35 in. (image) Arches paper Dry stamp “Cercl...

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1970s Abstract Sonia Delaunay Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Rio Spinning Dress - Lithograph (Artcurial edition)
Rio Spinning Dress - Lithograph (Artcurial edition)

Rio Spinning Dress - Lithograph (Artcurial edition)

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, IDF

Sonia DELAUNAY Rio Spinning Dress Lithograph after a painting Printed signature in the plate Numbered /600 On Arches vellum 40 x 30 cm (c. 15.7 x 11.8 in) ArtCurial edition, 1994 ...

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Late 20th Century Modern Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, FR

Etching, 1966 Edition : 94/100 Publisher : Schwarz (Milan) Printer : Lacourière (Paris) 63.70 cm. x 44.70 cm. 25.08 in. x 17.6 in. (paper) 41.00 cm. x 36.00 cm. 16.14 in. x 14.17 i...

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1960s Abstract Sonia Delaunay Art

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Etching

Carnival Dress - Lithograph (Artcurial edition)
Carnival Dress - Lithograph (Artcurial edition)

Carnival Dress - Lithograph (Artcurial edition)

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, IDF

Sonia DELAUNAY Carnival Dress Lithograph after a painting Printed signature in the plate Numbered /600 On Arches vellum 40 x 30 cm (c. 15.7 x 11.8 in) ArtCurial edition, 1994 Exce...

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Late 20th Century Modern Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Circular composition
Circular composition

Circular composition

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph Edition : 28/75 Publisher : Jacques Damase (Paris) 75.50 cm. x 56.00 cm. 29.72 in. x 22.05 in. (paper) 48.00 cm. x 46.00 cm. 18.9 in. x 18.11 in. (image) Handsigned by t...

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1970s Abstract Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Rythme-couleur - Hand-signed and numbered original lithograph, 1962
Rythme-couleur - Hand-signed and numbered original lithograph, 1962

Rythme-couleur - Hand-signed and numbered original lithograph, 1962

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in New York, NY

Sonia Delaunay Rythme-couleur, 1962 Lithograph on Fabriano wove paper 27 3/5 × 19 7/10 in l 70.2 × 50 cm Frame included - 32 1/3 x 24 4/5 l 83 x 63 cm Edition of 40 Condition: Overa...

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1960s Abstract Geometric Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Rhythms Triangles Dress - 1926 - Lithograph (Artcurial edition)
Rhythms Triangles Dress - 1926 - Lithograph (Artcurial edition)

Rhythms Triangles Dress - 1926 - Lithograph (Artcurial edition)

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, IDF

Sonia DELAUNAY Rhythms Triangles Dress Lithograph after a painting of 1926 Printed signature in the plate Numbered /600 On vellum paper 40 x 30 cm (c. 15.7 x 11.8 in) ArtCurial edi...

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Late 20th Century Modern Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Flamenco : Spanish Dancer - Original lithograph (Mourlot 1972)
Flamenco : Spanish Dancer - Original lithograph (Mourlot 1972)

Flamenco : Spanish Dancer - Original lithograph (Mourlot 1972)

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, IDF

Sonia DELAUNAY Flamenco : Spanish Dancer, 1972 Original lithograph (Printed in Mourlot workshop) Unsigned On heavy paper 31 x 24 cm (c. 12 x 10 inch) Edited by San Lazzaro in 1972 ...

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1970s Abstract Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Poetry of words, poetry of colours
Poetry of words, poetry of colours

Poetry of words, poetry of colours

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, FR

Gouache stencil, 1961 Handsigned by the artist in pencil Edition : 80/80 Publisher : Denise René (Paris) 65.00 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.59 in. x 19.69 in. (paper) 65.00 cm. x 50.00 cm. 2...

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1960s Abstract Sonia Delaunay Art

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Stencil

No title

No title

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph, 1962 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 14/40 LCD5614

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1960s Abstract Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Cible II
Cible II

Cible II

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph, 1967 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annotated "Epreuve artiste" Artist proof 62.50 cm. x 46.50 cm. 24.61 in. x 18.31 in. (paper) 33.00 cm. x 33.00 cm. 12.99 in....

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1960s Abstract Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Dance, Endless Rythm - 1923 - Lithograph
Dance, Endless Rythm - 1923 - Lithograph

Dance, Endless Rythm - 1923 - Lithograph

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, IDF

Sonia DELAUNAY Dance, Endless Rythm, 1923 Lithograph original Printed signature in the plate Numbered /600 On vellum paper 40 x 30 cm (c. 15.7 x 11.8 in) ArtCurial edition Excel...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Portuguese Toys
Portuguese Toys

Portuguese Toys

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph, 1970 65.00 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.59 in. x 19.69 in. (paper) 49.00 cm. x 32.00 cm. 19.29 in. x 12.6 in. (image) Handsigned by the artist in pencil Annoted "EA" Certificate ...

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1970s Abstract Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Hélice Rouge
Hélice Rouge

Hélice Rouge

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 43/75 74.00 cm. x 56.00 cm. 29.13 in. x 22.05 in. (paper) 58.50 cm. x 47.50 cm. 23.03 in. x 18.7 in. (image) Certificate ...

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1970s Abstract Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Target
Target

Target

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph, 1974 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 70/75 75.50 cm. x 65.50 cm. 29.72 in. x 25.79 in. (paper) 60.00 cm. x 42.50 cm. 23.62 in. x 16.73 in. (image) Our ...

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1970s Abstract Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Damiers verts
Damiers verts

Damiers verts

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph, 1968 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annotated EA Artist proof 65.50 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.79 in. x 19.69 in. (paper) 42.99 cm. x 34.50 cm. 16.93 in. x 13.58 in. ...

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1960s Abstract Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Sonia Delaunay -- Diagonal X
Sonia Delaunay -- Diagonal X

Sonia Delaunay -- Diagonal X

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in BRUCE, ACT

Sonia Delaunay Diagonal X, 1975 Lithograph Hand signed lower right Numbered EA II / XXV Image size: 64 x 52 cm Sheet size: 76 x 59 cm.

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1970s Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Polyphony

Polyphony

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph, 1971 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 17/125 56.00 cm. x 76.00 cm. 22.05 in. x 29.92 in. (paper) 47.50 cm. x 69.50 cm. 18.7 in. x 27.36 in. (image) Arc...

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1970s Abstract Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Sonia Delaunay - Composition - Original Lithograph
Sonia Delaunay - Composition - Original Lithograph

Sonia Delaunay - Composition - Original Lithograph

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Sonia Delaunay - Composition Original Lithograph 1969 Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Revue XXe Siècle Cahiers d'art published under the direction of G. di San Lazzaro. Sonia Delaunay was known for her vivid use of color and her bold, abstract patterns, breaking down traditional distinctions between the fine and applied arts as an artist, designer and printmaker. Born Sarah Stern on November 14, 1885 in Gradizhsk, Ukraine, she was adopted in 1890 by her maternal uncle, Henri Terk, a lawyer in St. Petersburg, where she grew up, exposed to music and art, and learning several foreign languages. In 1903, she moved to Germany to study drawing with Ludwig Schmidt-Reutler (1863–1909) at the Karlsruhe academy of fine arts; Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951), composer-to-be, was among her classmates there. In 1905, she traveled to Paris where she attended art classes at the Académie de la Palette, learned printmaking from Rudolf Grossman (1889–1941), and met Amédée Ozenfant (1886–1966), André Dunoyer de Segonzac (1884–1974), and Jean-Louis Boussingault (1883–1943). Sonia spent much of her time at exhibitions and galleries in Paris, which showed works by Paul Cézanne, Vincent Van Gogh, Pierre Bonnard, and Edouard Vuillard, as well as Les Fauves, Henri Matisse and André Derain. She did, however, maintain contact with Germany, exhibiting at the Galerie Der Sturm, Berlin, in 1913, 1920 and 1921. During her first year in Paris, Sonia met the German collector and art-dealer, Wilhelm Uhde (1874–1947), whom she married on December 5, 1908, and whose Montparnasse gallery, the Galerie Notre-Dame des Champs, showed her first solo exhibition. Through Uhde, Sonia encountered many painters, including Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Maurice de Vlaminck, and Robert Delaunay (1885–1941). In 1910, Sonia divorced Uhde by mutual agreement, married Delaunay that same year, and gave birth to their son, Charles, in January 1911. Together Sonia and Robert Delaunay pursued the study of color, influenced by theories of Michel-Eugène Chevreul (1786–1889). Sonia’s interest in simultaneous contrast, as evidenced in her early collages, book bindings, small painted boxes, cushions, waistcoats and lampshades, led to one of her first large-scale works, the painting of the Bal Bullier (1912–1913), a popular Parisian dance-hall. Sonia’s first “simultaneous dresses,” a mix of squares and triangles of taffeta, tulle, flannelette, moiré, and corded silk, date from this period. Friendship with the poet Blaise Cendrars...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Sonia Delaunay -- Vol de nuit
Sonia Delaunay -- Vol de nuit

Sonia Delaunay -- Vol de nuit

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in BRUCE, ACT

Sonia Delaunay Vol de nuit, 1970 Lithograph Hand-signed lower right Unnumbered from the aside edition 75 Sheet size 76 x 55 cm Published by Art Curial, Paris

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1960s Sonia Delaunay Art

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Lithograph

Sonia Delaunay - Original Watercolor on paper
Sonia Delaunay - Original Watercolor on paper

Sonia Delaunay - Original Watercolor on paper

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Sonia Delaunay - Original Watercolor on paper Dimensions: 21 x 21 cm. Authentified by her son Charles Delaunay on the back. Sonia Delaunay was known for her vivid use of color and her bold, abstract patterns, breaking down traditional distinctions between the fine and applied arts as an artist, designer and printmaker. Born Sarah Stern on November 14, 1885 in Gradizhsk, Ukraine, she was adopted in 1890 by her maternal uncle, Henri Terk, a lawyer in St. Petersburg, where she grew up, exposed to music and art, and learning several foreign languages. In 1903, she moved to Germany to study drawing with Ludwig Schmidt-Reutler (1863–1909) at the Karlsruhe academy of fine arts; Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951), composer-to-be, was among her classmates there. In 1905, she traveled to Paris where she attended art classes at the Académie de la Palette, learned printmaking from Rudolf Grossman (1889–1941), and met Amédée Ozenfant (1886–1966), André Dunoyer de Segonzac (1884–1974), and Jean-Louis Boussingault (1883–1943). Sonia spent much of her time at exhibitions and galleries in Paris, which showed works by Paul Cézanne, Vincent Van Gogh, Pierre Bonnard, and Edouard Vuillard, as well as Les Fauves, Henri Matisse and André Derain. She did, however, maintain contact with Germany, exhibiting at the Galerie Der Sturm, Berlin, in 1913, 1920 and 1921. During her first year in Paris, Sonia met the German collector and art-dealer, Wilhelm Uhde (1874–1947), whom she married on December 5, 1908, and whose Montparnasse gallery, the Galerie Notre-Dame des Champs, showed her first solo exhibition. Through Uhde, Sonia encountered many painters, including Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Maurice de Vlaminck, and Robert Delaunay (1885–1941). In 1910, Sonia divorced Uhde by mutual agreement, married Delaunay that same year, and gave birth to their son, Charles, in January 1911. Together Sonia and Robert Delaunay pursued the study of color, influenced by theories of Michel-Eugène Chevreul (1786–1889). Sonia’s interest in simultaneous contrast, as evidenced in her early collages, book bindings, small painted boxes...

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1930s Abstract Geometric Sonia Delaunay Art

Pochoir from the Portfolio Les Illuminactions
Pochoir from the Portfolio Les Illuminactions

Pochoir from the Portfolio Les Illuminactions

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Summit, NJ

Vibrant and bright pochoir on Arches paper by Sonia Delaunay. It is signed and numbered 9/20 in pencil on the front by the artist. On the back, it is stamped: Pochoir exécuté à la ma...

Category

1970s Orphist Sonia Delaunay Art

Materials

Watercolor

Untitled, Sonia Delaunay

Untitled, Sonia Delaunay

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in New York, NY

A graceful, colorful image by Sonia Delaunay, Untitled, 1969 was created by the artist as a color etching measuring 26 x 19 3/4 in. (66 x ...

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20th Century Sonia Delaunay Art

Materials

Etching

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