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Sonia Delaunay; ses Peintures, ses Objets, ses Tissus simultanés, ses Modes

Print
ca. 1925 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This portfolio is a facsimile of a collection of the watercolour designs for textiles and costume by Delaunay made between ca. 1915 to the mid-1920s. It includes poems by some of the poets of the avant garde and texts by Albert Gleizes, Robert Delaunay and Apollinaire, which praise Delaunay's work or relates to it in some way, reflecting the close relationship at that time between visual artists and writers. The facsimile represents the way in which, even at the time, artists such as Delaunay were recognised in Paris for their value to a wider public.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSonia Delaunay; ses Peintures, ses Objets, ses Tissus simultanés, ses Modes (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Collotype (probably) and letterpress
Brief description
Part of page from portfolio facsimile of watercolour drawings of fashion plates entitled 'Sonia Delaunay; ses Peintures, ses Objets, ses Tissus simultanés, ses Modes', preface André Lhote, Librairie des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, ca. 1925.
Physical description
Central portion from a page from facsimile portfolio of watercolour drawings of fashion plates entitled 'Sonia Delaunay; ses Peintures, ses Objets, ses Tissus simultanés, ses Modes'. Features two panels of geometric patterns; at the top orange, black and white circles against a white background; below irregular black shapes against a white background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.7cm
  • Width: 19.7cm
Style
Production typeLimited edition
Marks and inscriptions
1924 (Bottom centre)
Object history
Transferred from Circulation Department. Renumbered from existing 'C' numbers. The whole portfolio appears to have been accessioned into PDP in two groups, E.7 to 12-1980 and a later group, E.381 to 400-2009.

E.10-1980, E.386-2009 and E.12-1980 are one sheet from the portfolio cut into three. The original sheet has E.10-1980 to the left, E.386-2009 to the center and E.12-1980 to the right.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This portfolio is a facsimile of a collection of the watercolour designs for textiles and costume by Delaunay made between ca. 1915 to the mid-1920s. It includes poems by some of the poets of the avant garde and texts by Albert Gleizes, Robert Delaunay and Apollinaire, which praise Delaunay's work or relates to it in some way, reflecting the close relationship at that time between visual artists and writers. The facsimile represents the way in which, even at the time, artists such as Delaunay were recognised in Paris for their value to a wider public.
Associated objects
Other number
C.23268 - Previous number
Collection
Accession number
E.386-2009

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Record createdJuly 8, 2009
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