Delaunay, Sonia

Her loss of independent income during the Russian Revolution of 1917 spurred painter Sonia Delaunay to develop a flourishing practice as a designer of textiles, clothing, and interiors. Incorporating the abstract geometric “simultaneous” approach to color she had devised with her husband, French artist Robert Delaunay, she quickly developed a unique and highly marketable style that received widespread exposure through her participation in international expositions and public art projects such as advertisements and mural paintings. Rhythme epitomizes her eye-catching juxtapositions of angles and curves, jazzy color harmonies, and syncopated rhythms.