Sonia DELAUNAY (UKRAINE-FRANCE/ 1885-1979) - Lot 67

Sonia DELAUNAY (UKRAINE-FRANCE/ 1885-1979) Sketch (F. 326), 1956 Gouache and graphite on paper, signed and dated 'Sonia Delaunay 1956' lower left. H_22.2 cm W_19.7 cm EXHIBITION - Genoa, Galleria La Polena, Sonia Delaunay, May 7-27, 1966, n.p., n.num. (the present work mentioned; customs stamp DOGANA CENTRALE GENOVA 1966 and old exhibition label, on reverse of frame) Mr. Richard Riss has confirmed the authenticity of this work, which is in the Sonia Delaunay Archives. Expert : Thomas MORIN-WILLIAMS Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979), born Sonia Terk in Odessa, moved to Paris in 1906 and married painter Robert Delaunay in 1910, forming a couple emblematic of the avant-garde. A pioneer of Orphism, she explored the simultaneity of colors and visual rhythm, applied to painting, textiles, fashion and furniture. Her work combines geometry, abstraction and colorful vitality, transforming art into an everyday sensory experience. Sonia frequented Parisian cubist and futurist circles, forging friendships with Guillaume Apollinaire, Fernand Léger and other major avant-garde figures, who nurtured her interdisciplinary openness. His works are exhibited in prestigious institutions such as the Centre Pompidou and the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, as well as internationally in London, New York and Berlin, consolidating his reputation as a major figure in modern art and contemporary creation.