Portuguese Market — Sonia Delaunay

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Artist: Sonia Delaunay
Date: 1915
Location: Museum of Modern Art

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THE ARTIST

Sonia Delaunay

Sonia Delaunay, a pioneer of Orphism, brought vibrant geometric abstraction from canvas to fashion, textiles, and even a patchwork quilt for her son.

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Same era · 1900s–1930s Irises Claude Monet · 1915 · National Gallery

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