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Colored Rhythm

Sonia Delaunay French, born Ukraine
1959
Not on view
Although painted in 1959, Colored Rhythm epitomizes the concept of Simultanisme (Orphism) that Sonia Delaunay developed in the mid-1910s. By using color in a bold, imaginative way and by employing simple geometric forms—circle, square, rectangle, and triangle—in conjunction with color, she was able to suggest different depths of planes and a sense of movement in her paintings.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Colored Rhythm
  • Artist: Sonia Delaunay (French (born Ukraine), Gradizhsk 1885–1979 Paris)
  • Date: 1959
  • Medium: Opaque watercolor, pastel, and graphite on paper
  • Dimensions: 22 3/8 × 30 5/8 in. (56.8 × 77.8 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of William Benenson, 1991
  • Object Number: 1991.402.6
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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Plate 1 from Sonia Delaunay: ses peintures, ses objets, ses tissus simultanés, ses modes, Sonia Delaunay French, born Ukraine, Pochoir and relief process
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