Sonia Delaunay
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Sonia Delaunay was a French artist born to Jewish parents, who spent most of her working life in Paris. She was born in the Russian Empire, now Ukraine, and was formally trained in Russia and Germany,
Sonia Terk, c.1912
Sonia Delaunay, 1914, Prismes électriques, oil on canvas, 250 x 250 cm, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris
Sonia Delaunay, Rythme, 1938, oil on canvas, 182 x 149 cm, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris
The last section of La prose du Transsibérien et de la Petite Jehanne de France, 1913
Orphism (art)
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Orphism or Orphic Cubism is a school of visual art which was an offshoot of Cubism and focused on pure abstraction and bright colors. The term was coined by the French poet Guillaume Apollinaire in 19
Sonia Delaunay
…before moving to France and expanding her practice to include textile, fashion, and set design. She was part of the School of Paris and co-founded the Orphism art movement, noted for its use of strong colours and geometric shapes, with her husband Robert Delaunay and others. She was the first living female…
Robert Delaunay (1912) Simultaneous Windows on the City Kunsthalle Hamburg
František Kupka (1912-1913) Katedrála (The Cathedral) oil on canvas, 180 x 150 cm, Museum Kampa, Prague, Czech Republic
Robert Delaunay (1911) Champs de Mars: The Red Tower Art Institute of Chicago