Sonia Delaunay

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Sonia Delaunay, one of France's leading avant-garde artists, is known for her innovative works combining color and geometric forms. Together with her husband Robert Delaunay, she developed the abstract art movement called "Orphism," which greatly influenced 20th-century art. She worked in a wide range of fields, including painting, printmaking, textiles, and design, pursuing the fusion of art and daily life.

1893 Born in Spain to a family of jewelers and watchmakers

1907 Enrolled in La Llotja School of Art in Barcelona

1912 Enrolled in Francisco Galí School of Art

1915 Began painting unique portraits and landscapes while influenced by French Fauvism

1918 Held a solo exhibition at the Dalmau Gallery

1919 Traveled to Paris. Interacted with Picasso, enjoying exchanges with Parisian artists for the next 20 years

1920 Participated in the Dada movement

1923 Began painting symbolic works, moving away from realism

1924 Participated in the Surrealist movement with André Breton and others

1926 Designed stage sets for the Ballets Russes' Romeo and Juliet

1930 Held solo exhibitions in Paris, Brussels, and New York. Created his first lithographs

1931 Exhibited objects and sculptures at a gallery in Paris

1933 Repeated his first etchings

1936 Exiled to France

1940 Created his masterpiece "Constellations" series, establishing his unique pictorial expression

Moved to Mallorca, Spain

1941 The Museum of Modern Art in New York held a retrospective exhibition

1947 Visited New York for the first time and created a large mural

1953 The Maeght Gallery in Paris held a solo exhibition

Since then, his reputation and fame as a global painter have been established, and retrospective exhibitions have been held in Western Japan, with his works being acquired by museums worldwide.

 

1954 The Kaiser Wilhelm Museum in Germany held a retrospective exhibition

1960 Created a ceramic mural for Harvard University

1962 A major retrospective exhibition was held at the National Museum of Modern Art in Paris

1966 Visited Japan for a major retrospective exhibition in Tokyo and Kyoto

1967 Miró's mural was installed at the Guggenheim Museum in New York

1973 A solo exhibition of sculptures and ceramic works was held at the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence. The "Miró Collection at The Museum of Modern Art, New York" exhibition was held at MoMA.

1975 The Joan Miró Foundation – Center of Studies of Contemporary Art, designed by Josep Lluís Sert, opened in Montjuïc Park, Barcelona.

1979 A retrospective exhibition of paintings, sculptures, drawings, and watercolors was held at the Maeght Foundation.

1983 The exhibition "Joan Miró:Anys20" featuring paintings from the 1920s was held at the Miró Foundation in Barcelona. He passed away at his home in Palma de Mallorca.

The Joan Miró Foundation in Barcelona houses over 10,000 works, and his works are also held in museums worldwide, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.