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Sonia Delaunay facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Sonia Delaunay | |
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Sonia Terk, c.1912 | |
| Born | Sarah Ilinitchna Stern (1885-11-14)14 November 1885 Hradyzk, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 5 December 1979(1979-12-05) (aged 94) Paris, France |
| Nationality | Russian, French |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Orphism |
Sonia Delaunay (14 November 1885 – 5 December 1979) was a French artist, who spent most of her working life in Paris.
She formally trained in Russia and Germany before moving to France and expanding her practice to include textile, fashion, and set design. She 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.
Her work in modern design included the concepts of geometric abstraction, and the in