© Estate of Sonia Delaunay
Currently not on view
Composition,
1965
Sonia Delaunay, French, born in Ukraine, 1885–1979
2003-268
“The infinite combinations of color have a poetry and a language much more expressive than the old methods,” proclaimed Delaunay, who developed a practice of pairing colors and forms in arrangements that heighten their intensity and create a kind of visual vibration. These prints
come from the artist’s body of work called Rythme‐couleur (Colored Rhythm), which dates from the 1950s to the end of her life and in which Delaunay returned to lessons and influences of her early career, specifically the primacy of light and colors as corollaries to musical tones. By pairing colors and simple geometric forms in combinations that produce harmonies or contrasts (or dissonances, as in music), the artist imbued her compositions with visual depth and drama as well as a sense of movement.
come from the artist’s body of work called Rythme‐couleur (Colored Rhythm), which dates from the 1950s to the end of her life and in which Delaunay returned to lessons and influences of her early career, specifically the primacy of light and colors as corollaries to musical tones. By pairing colors and simple geometric forms in combinations that produce harmonies or contrasts (or dissonances, as in music), the artist imbued her compositions with visual depth and drama as well as a sense of movement.
Information
Title
Composition
Dates
1965
Maker
Medium
Color etching and aquatint
Dimensions
plate: 49.3 × 39.7 cm (19 7/16 × 15 5/8 in.)
sheet: 66 × 50.5 cm (26 × 19 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Schorr, Graduate School Class of 1963, and Mrs. Schorr
Object Number
2003-268
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