The Sonia Delaunay Jardin D'Espagne Tapestry is a true work of art, inspired by 20th century Aubusson tapestries. Every detail of this unique 241 x 177 cm piece has been carefully hand-woven in wool, reflecting exceptional craftsmanship. Add a timeless touch to your home with this stunning tapestry. Sonia Delaunay, born Sophie Stern or Sara Illinichtna Stern, born November 14, 1885 in Gradizhsk in Ukraine and died December 5, 1979 in Paris, is a French painter of Ukrainian origin.
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Sonia Delaunay, born Sophie Stern or Sara Illinichtna Sternnote 1, born November 14, 1885 in Gradizhsk, Ukraine and died December 5, 1979 in Paris2, was a French painter of Ukrainian originnote 2. Adopted by a maternal uncle, Henri Terk, whose name she took, she studied fine arts very little: drawing in Karlsruhe for two years, then in Paris at the Académie de la Palette in the Montparnasse district. She was naturalized French thanks to a first marriage to Wilhelm Uhde in December 1908. After a Fauvist period that was undoubtedly inspired by Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, she invented, with her second husband Robert Delaunay, a form of painting that Apollinaire defined by the vague term Orphism, which did not correspond to any real trend. Sonia and Robert Delaunay worked together mainly on the search for pure color and the movement of simultaneous colors, a trend that inspired other painters after them, notably Fernand Léger and Jasper Johns. Increasingly oriented towards abstract art over the years, in 1946 she created the Salon des réalités nouvelles solely to promote abstraction. She left behind a wealth of work that also includes printed fabrics, artist's books, and haute couture dresses, including the famous Nancy Cunard gown. Her first textile work was a blanket for her son Charles. Opinions are divided on the appreciation of her textile work. Michel Seuphor thinks that she has perhaps been too c Manufacturing hand woven Materials Wool and cotton Cut 240 x 170 cm Shapes Rectangular Color yellow, red, orange, white, blue, black, Thickness 4mm, flat Weight 10 kg Style Sonia Delaunay Age 21st century Similar Items | |