Artist: Sonia Delaunay (1885 - 1979)
Nationality: Ukrainian
Movement: Orphism
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Born in the Ukraine as Sonia Terk Stern and raised in St. Petersburg, Sonia Delaunay studied in Germany before attending the Academie de la Palette in Paris. She had a brief marriage to art critic, Wilhelm Uhde, simply to remain in France. However, in 1910 she met husband Robert Delaunay and founded the Orphism movement. The couple also designed ballet sets for Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes. Sonia Delaunay was also interested in Art Deco textile designing.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Aux nourritures terrestres (1950) by ARP Jean (dite), ARP Hans (patronyme) ; DELAUNAY Sonia (dite), STERN TERK Sarah Sophie (patronyme) ; MAGNELLI Alberto ; TAEUBER-ARP Sophie (dite), TAEUBER Sophie Henriette (patronyme)
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LA CHARMEUSE DE SERPENTS (1907) by ROUSSEAU Henri, LE DOUANIER ROUSSEAU (dit)
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Henri Fantin-Latour - Portrait of Sonia 1890 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art French
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Mark Rothko - Head of Woman (Sonia Rothkowitz) c. 1932 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Sonia Gechtoff Blue Window, Red Border acrylic and graphite 1975
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Sonia Lewitzka Danses Ukrainiennes Lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Portrait de femme brune au châle à fleurs : Mademoiselle Marcelle Keim (1923 en) by ROUTCHINE-VITRY Sonia
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Icon V, Sonia Gechtoff (United States, Pennsylvania, Philedelphia, born 1926) , 1963, Lithograph
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Colophon, Sonia Gechtoff (United States, Pennsylvania, Philedelphia, born 1926) , 1963, Lithograph
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Icon IV, Sonia Gechtoff (United States, Pennsylvania, Philedelphia, born 1926) , 1963, Lithograph
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Icon III, Sonia Gechtoff (United States, Pennsylvania, Philedelphia, born 1926) , 1963, Lithograph
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Untitled, Sonia Gechtoff (United States, Pennsylvania, Philedelphia, born 1926) , 1963, Lithograph
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Etudes (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Etude (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Traits (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Traits (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Tête d'animal (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Tête de femme couronnée de lauriers by DELAUNAY Elie
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Fragment de la composition de l'Apollon by DELAUNAY Elie
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Homme nu (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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La mère de l'artiste (1863) by DELAUNAY Jules Elie
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Title Page, Sonia Gechtoff (United States, Pennsylvania, Philedelphia, born 1926) , 1963, Lithograph
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Etude de composition (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Musicien debout (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Etudes de proportions (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Etudes de personnages (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Paysage (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Traits (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Homme nu assis (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Scène mythologique (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Vue d'Ariccia (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Vue de Velletri (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Robert Delaunay Vignette engraving 18th - 19th century
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Femme étendue (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Jeune génie aîlé, vu de dos (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Page portant un plateau by DELAUNAY Elie
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Homme nu, assis, vu de dos by DELAUNAY Elie
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Homme nu, étendu sur le dos, en raccourci (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Lac à Luchon (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Untitled, Sonia Gechtoff (United States, Pennsylvania, Philedelphia, born 1926) , 1963, Lithograph
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Etude pour un cardinal (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Femme dans les airs (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Paysage de montagnes (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Statue antique (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Deux silhouettes (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Vue d'une forteresse (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Femme, debout, drapée (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Paysage à Capri (1857 en) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Tête de Christ mort (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Jeune garçon nu ; groupe de personnages by DELAUNAY Elie
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Rameurs (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Paysage (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Apollon debout (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Paysage à Amalfi (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Vue de Palerme et de ses montagnes (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Femmes nues, assises (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Jeune homme gravissant une élévation (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Vue de la ville de Naples (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Trois études d'hommes nus (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie
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Apollon debout, vu de côté (2e moitié 19e siècle) by DELAUNAY Elie

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (10)
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Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris: Robert Delaunay: 1906 - 1914
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JEWISH MUSEUM: Berlin Metropolis: Jews And The New Culture, 1890-1918
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Sprengel Museum: Cubisme - Cubism: An Artistic Watershed in Europe 1906-1926
Around then, the Moscow collector Ivan Morossov also bought Picassos. Villa Schschukin in the grand Snamenski Lane was open to the public from 1909, providing many Moscow artists, such as M. Larionov and N. Gont-scharova, David Buliyuk, Kasimir Ma...
Christie's: PRINTS CHARMING: 20th Century Prints
Two etchings printed with tone by Lucien Freud will be on offer in the British section of the sale, Man Resting (1988) may fetch up to £4,000 while Two men in the Studio (1989) carries an estimate of £1,000-1,200. An ...
Haus der Kunst: Hand Work: Senta Connert, Jochen Flinzer, Leni Hoffmann, Charles Long, Peter Rösel
The exhibition attempts to show artistic positions that give these 'handicraft' or 'children's' activities an equally modern, radical and conceptual meaning as work with the video ...
Jewish Museum: Paris in New York: French Jewish Artists in Private Collections
The works in this exhibition are from private collections, supplemented with examples from The Jewish Museum’s collection. The collectors of these works share both an admiration for their beauty and an abidi...
Wilhelm-Hack-Museum: Der Blaue Reiter: The Freeing of Color
The exhibition has been curated by the Museums director, Dr. Richard Gassen and will show approximately 200 pieces by 13 artists. The outstanding quality of the exhibition lies in its unique conception as well as in the excellent collaboration ...
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hans Hofmann at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Kept out of the army during World War I because of a lung ailment, Hofmann opened an art school in Munich in 1915. For the next 53 years, Hofmann supported himself primarily through his teaching. ...
Ketterer Kunst: And the Moral of the Story...Lovis Corinth's Lithographs Depicting the Fable of Reinecke Fuchs are the Highlights of the Auction - Modern Art on Paper
Very colourful is a Komposition mit Figurengruppe (Composition with a group of figures) by Adolf Hölzel, which is depicted on the cover of the catalogue. The pastel by the teacher of important artists such as Willy Baumeister, Oskar Schlemmer and ...
Palazzo Ducale: Arti and Architettura: 1900 - 2000
A utopian adventure, encroaching sometimes into “archisculpture”, whose protagonists – artists and architects from Kazimir Malevich to Vladmir Tatlin, from Antonio Sant'Elia to Giuseppe Terragni, from Ludwig Mies van der Rohe to Piet Mondrian, f...

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