Sonia Delaunay

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Sonia Delaunay
Sonia Terk, c.1912
Born	Sarah Elievna Shtern[citation needed] (1885-11-14)14 November 1885 Hradyzk, or Odesa, Russian Empire
Died	5 December 1979(1979-12-05) (aged 94) Paris, France
Nationality	Russian, French
Known for	Painting
Movement	Orphism, School of Paris

Sonia Delaunay (French pronunciation: [sɔnja dəlonɛ]; 14 November 1885 – 5 December 1979) was a French artist born to Jewish parents, who spent most of her working life in Paris. She was born in the Russian Empire, now Ukraine, and was formally trained in Russia and Germany, before moving to France and expanding her practice to include textile, fashion, and set design. She was part of the School of Paris and 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 integration of furniture, fabrics, wall coverings, and clothing into her art practice.^[1]