Sonia Delaunay <Multicolor Composition> 1970 Etching and aquatint

Limited edition of 125, signed by the artist. Image size: 49x40cm

This piece is stored in a partner gallery in France. According to local (French) standards, the condition is good, but the criteria for evaluating the condition of aged items may differ between France and Japan. Please consider purchasing only after understanding that there may be signs of age (stains, discoloration, folds, wrinkles, fading, etc.) typical of vintage items. Please note that we have not inspected the actual item. The artwork is currently stored in France, and it will take more than two weeks for delivery after your order. Due to the nature of the artwork, returns after purchase cannot be accepted.

This piece is stored in a partner gallery in France. According to local (French) standards, the condition is good, but the criteria for evaluating the condition of aged items may differ between France and Japan. Please consider purchasing only after understanding that there may be signs of age (stains, discoloration, folds, wrinkles, fading, etc.) typical of vintage items. Please note that we have not inspected the actual item. The artwork is currently stored in France, and it will take more than two weeks for delivery after your order. Due to the nature of the artwork, returns after purchase cannot be accepted.

1885 Born in Gradzisk, Ukraine. Her father, Ilinichna Stern, was a lawyer and was adopted by her father, Henri Terk, a painting collector.

1903-1904 Studied in Karlsruhe, Germany, at the Trier-Schmidt-Reuter.

1905 - Focused on the Académie de la Palette in Paris, painting portraits and Fauvist nudes.

1908 Her first solo exhibition was held at "Galerie de la Renaissance" in Paris. Her colorful works were exhibited, marking an important step in her career as an artist.

1910 Married painter Robert Delaunay. With her husband, she embarked on a path of poetic abstract art.

1913- 1935: Devoted herself to interior design and fashion (cushions, cardigans, dresses, lampshades, etc.) in the same style as her paintings. She also opened a shop with couturier Jacques Heim at the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts (Art Deco exhibition) and a decorative arts store, Case Sonia, in Paris.

1930 - Delaunay joined "Abstraction-Création," a group that championed non-representational art.

1935-1937 Sonia Delaunay returned to painting and created wall panels.

1942 Her husband, Robert Delaunay, passed away. Sonia Delaunay went into hiding in Grasse until the end of the war.

In 1946, she co-founded and exhibited at the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles with the Concrete Art Group. Sonia Delaunay founded the Espace Group. She produced paintings, prints, mosaics, stained glass, carpets, tapestries, theater sets and costumes, and picture books. While Robert and Sonia Delaunay influenced each other, they each created highly original art that wonderfully showcased their individual personalities and talents.　 

She died in Paris in 1979.