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Sonia Delaunay

Three Bathers, 1928

Description

Maker

  • Sonia Delaunay, 1885-1979, Frenchb. Ukraine

Title

Three Bathers

Year

1928

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • watercolor

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

20.3 x 27 cm (8 x 10 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed and dated in pencil in LL:#1376 (of artist's inventory)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Museum Membership Fund

Object Number

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

From Bastille to Beaubourg

July 7 - August 26, 1989

Use

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