Image
Description
Maker
- Sonia Delaunay, 1885-1979, Frenchb. Ukraine
Title
Three Bathers
Year
1928
Medium
Watercolor and graphite on paper
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Supports
Dimensions
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20.3 x 27 cm (8 x 10 5/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Signed and dated in pencil in LL:#1376 (of artist's inventory)
Type
Credit
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Museum Membership Fund
Object Number
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70.092
About
Intense color defines the bold patterns of these bathing suits designed by Sonia Delaunay, as well as the abstract background she staged them against. Her multidisciplinary practice, which included painting and especially fashion and textile design, embraced the dynamism of contrasting colors—a strategy perfectly suited for the daring clothing and fabric designs she created for the adventurous modern woman. She lived by the phrase “Color is the skin of the world.”
Signed and dated in pencil in LL:#1376 (of artist's inventory)
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Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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