Composition
1950
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View on museum website →Medium
color lithograph
Dimensions
image: 36.7 x 21 cm (14 7/16 x 8 1/4 in.) sheet: 65.5 x 49.8 cm (25 13/16 x 19 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Tremaine
Accession Number
1971.86.13
Art Historical Context
Sonia Delaunay's *Composition* (1950) is a striking color lithograph that captures the artist's enduring mastery of vibrant hues and rhythmic patterns. Created when Delaunay was in her seventies, this print—featuring an image of 36.7 x 21 cm on a generous 65.5 x 49.8 cm sheet—exemplifies her shift toward accessible multiples after decades of innovation in painting, textiles, and fashion. Housed in the National Gallery of Art Department of Modern Prints (CG-W) and gifted by Mr. and Mrs. Burton Tremaine, it reflects post-World War II artistic vitality. A pioneer of Orphism, an offshoot of Cubis...