Bidspirit auction | Sonia Delaunay, Manner of: Orphic

Sonia Delaunay, Manner of: Orphic Composition - Sonia Delaunay (Ukrainian-French, 1885-1979) Manner of: Orphic Composition. Gouache on cold pressed paper, initialed lower right, mounted in mat board frame, illegible erased writing lower right. Verso is very lightly marked Delauney in pencil. Delaunay was a Ukrainian-born French artist, who spent most of her working life in Paris and, with her husband Robert Delaunay and others, cofounded the Orphism art movement, noted for its use of strong colors and geometric shapes. Her work extends to painting, textile design and stage set design. She was the first living female artist to have a retrospective exhibition at the Louvre in 1964, and in 1975 was named an officer of the French Legion of Honor. 13.5 x 12.5 inches mat; 12.5 x 8.5 inches paper. Private collection, Boston.