Pochoir from the portfolio "Compositions Couleurs Idees" by Sonia Delaunay, published by Ëditions d'Art Charles Moreau, Paris in 1930.  The pochoir presented here explore the interaction of colour, the effects of light, and the connection between colour and movement.  A rare and sought after Avant Garde design.  Sheet size: 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches.  Excellent condition.

Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979), was a Russian-born painter, illustrator, printmaker and designer, known for her vivid use of color and her bold, abstract patterns.  She studied drawing in St. Petersburg, Russia, then in Germany.  In 1905, she moved to Paris, where her work was influenced by Post-Impressionist and Fauvist artists.  She married the artist Robert Delaunay, and together they created a particular painting expression, inspired by Cubism, called Orphism.  She applied Orphist characteristics to design and fashion production.  Together with her husband Robert, she realized several artworks for public projects, and collaborated with him on several murals for the Paris Exposition in 1937. After Robert's death, Sonia continued to produce art and was exhibited in the world's most famous museums.  She was the first living female artist to have a retrospective exhibition at the Louvre.  Sonia applied her aesthetic theories beyond the canvas, through her textiles, clothing and interior design, thus fusing modernist art and daily life in an unprecedented way.  She died in 1979, happy for having, in her words, "lived my art".