Live Auction 2595Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper
Sonia Delaunay (1884-1979)
Lot 136

Sonia Delaunay (1884-1979)

Projet de couverture pour "L'Art Abstrait"

Closed8 November 2012

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Sonia Delaunay (1884-1979)
Projet de couverture pour "L'Art Abstrait"
gouache on paper
9 5/8 x 8¼ in. (24.5 x 21 cm.)
Painted in 1949

Estate of the artist.
Louis-Gabriel Clayeux, Paris.
Artcurial, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, September 1988.

Specialist note

Jean-Louis Delaunay and Richard Riss have confirmed the authenticity of this work.

In 1949, Sonia Delaunay organized the exhibition Les premiers Maîtres de l'Art Abstrait as an homage to her husband Robert Delaunay at the Galerie Maeght. This work was a study for the posters and invitations created for the exhibition.