Sonia Delaunay

1885–1979 · Painter, Printmaker

Sonia Delaunay was a French artist born to Jewish parents, who spent most of her working life in Paris. She was born in the Russian Empire, now Ukraine, and was formally… (Wikipedia)

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Rythme coloréKornfeld · Sep 2025CHF 90,000≈ $112,833≈ £83,321≈ €96,290Sign up to see
Rythme couleurPhillips · May 2023$76,200≈ £60,882≈ €70,030Sign up to see
ZenithKetterer Kunst · Dec 2019€58,750≈ $65,177≈ £49,617Sign up to see

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Ballons jaunes
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 22/25
63 x 48cm
Van Ham · Oct 30, 2023 · Lot 9
€2,244≈ $2,380≈ £1,960Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Van Ham ↗
Soupault, from Poésie de mots, poésie de couleurs (The Poetry of Words, The Poetry of Colors), 1961
Print (other) · Paper · ed. 71/80
S. 25 5/8 x 19 3/4 in. (65.1 x 50.2 cm)
Phillips · Oct 24, 2023 · Lot 182
$4,064≈ £3,327≈ €3,822Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
Tzara, from Poésie de mots, poésie de couleurs (The Poetry of Words, The Poetry of Colors), 1961
Print (other) · Paper · ed. 52/80
S. 25 3/4 x 19 5/8 in. (65.4 x 49.8 cm)
Phillips · Oct 24, 2023 · Lot 183
$4,445≈ £3,638≈ €4,181Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
37-70
Lithograph · ed. 56/75
25-1/2 x 19-5/8 in.
Brunk Auctions · Oct 20, 2023 · Lot 209
$900≈ £741≈ €850HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Brunk Auctions ↗
Untitled
Lithograph · ed. 1/70
Sworders · Oct 17, 2023 · Lot 239
£700≈ $852≈ €806HammerSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Sworders ↗
Composition with Semicircles, 1970
Etching · Paper
19½ h x 15½ w in (50 x 39 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023 · Lot 133
$3,528≈ £2,866≈ €3,322Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Costume illustration (thirteen works), c. 1920
Print (other)
15 h x 22 w in (38 x 56 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Oct 10, 2023 · Lot 316
$2,142≈ £1,749≈ €2,024Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Four works from the Compositions, couleurs, idées portfolio, c. 1930
Print (other)
12½ h x 9¾ w in (32 x 25 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Oct 10, 2023 · Lot 318
$2,772≈ £2,263≈ €2,620Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Le P'tit Parigot, 1926
Photograph · Paper
10 h x 13 w x ½ d in (25 x 33 x 1 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Oct 10, 2023 · Lot 324
$459≈ £375≈ €434Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Sonia Delaunay, Musée National d’Art Moderne Paris, 1967
Lithograph · Paper · ed. EA
I. 50.7 x 39.7 cm (19 7/8 x 15 5/8 in.) S. 64.9 x 49.8 cm (25 1/2 x 19 5/8 in.)
Phillips · Sep 21, 2023 · Lot 242
£953≈ $1,169≈ €1,099Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗

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About Sonia Delaunay

Sonia Delaunay was a French artist born to Jewish parents, who spent most of her working life in Paris. She was born in the Russian Empire, now Ukraine, and was formally trained in Russia and Germany, before moving to France and expanding her practice to include textile, fashion, and set design. She was part of the School of Paris and co-founded the Orphism art movement, noted for its use of strong colours and geometric shapes, with her husband Robert Delaunay and others. She was the first living female artist to have a retrospective exhibition at the Louvre in 1964, and in 1975 was named an officer of the French Legion of Honor.

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