Ask the ChatbotGames & QuizzesHistory & SocietyScience & TechBiographiesAnimals & NatureGeography & TravelArts & CultureProConMoneyVideos
Sonia Delaunay
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Quizzes
Color pastels, colored chalk, colorful chalk. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, history and society
Ultimate Art Quiz
Close-up of a palette held by a man. Mixing paint, painting, color mixing.
Artists, Painters, & Architects
Tate Modern extension Switch House, London, England. (Tavatnik, museums). Photo dated 2017.
Can You Match These Lesser-Known Paintings to Their Artists?
"The Birth of Venus," tempera on canvas by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1485; in the Uffizi, Florence.
Who Painted the Most Expensive Paintings in the World?
Read Next
Aerial view of Florence (Firenze), Italy from the campanile of the Duomo, with the gigantic dome (designed by Filippo Brunelleschi) in the foreground. Unidentifiable tourists are visible on top of the dome, which provide a measure of the building s scale.
25 Famous Paintings to See the Next Time You’re in Florence
Painting palette with oil paints and brushes. Rainbow colored paints, arts and entertainment
Art History: The Origins of 7 of Your Favorite Art Supplies
National Museum of Fine Arts. National museum building located on peninsula Blasieholmen in city centre with near Lake Malaren channel view from old town quarter Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Sweden
14 Significant Paintings at Nationalmuseum in Sweden
Colorful abstract painting. Contemporary painting. Not a Jackson Pollock. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, history and society
7 Tongue-Twisting Painting Techniques
Artwork for themes for Pro-Con articles.
Pro and Con: Dress Codes
Discover
Close-up of crocodile eye; location unknown (rainforest, reptile).
What’s the Difference Between Alligators and Crocodiles?
The Lost Colony of Roanoke, North Carolina, where 115 people mysteriously disappeared c. 1590. John White discovers the word Croatoan carved onto a tree upon his return to the deserted Roanoke Colony in 1590
The Lost Colony of Roanoke
Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
12 Greek Gods and Goddesses
African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
World Data Locator Map: Australia
Is Australia an Island?
Orange basketball on black background and with low key lighting. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time
earthquake. Heavily damaged school in the town of Yingxiu after a major earthquake struck China's Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008.
The 6 Deadliest Earthquakes Since 1950

Sonia Delaunay: Facts & Related Content

Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As Sofia Ilinitchna Terk
Born November 14, 1885 • Ukraine
Died December 5, 1979 (aged 94) • Paris • France
Movement / Style Orphism • abstract art
Notable Family Members spouse Robert Delaunay
Illustration by Walter Crane for The Frog Prince (1873).
Walter Crane
British illustrator and painter
Raoul Dufy
French painter
Erté: evening gown
Erté
Russian designer
Hans Holbein the Younger: The Ambassadors
Hans Holbein the Younger
German painter
Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius: Ruth and Boas
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
German painter
Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall
Belorussian-born French artist
Lyubov Sergeyevna Popova
Russian artist
Olga Vladimirovna Rozanova
Russian artist
Tom Lea
American artist and writer
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Spanish artist
Ogata Kōrin: Irises at Yatsuhashi (Eight Bridges)
Ogata Kōrin
Japanese artist
Georges Rouault
French artist
Edward Burne-Jones: The Love Song
Edward Burne-Jones
British painter
Martiros Saryan
Martiros Saryan
Armenian painter
“The Calling of the Hounds,” tapestry by Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1742–45; in the Pitti Palace, Florence
Jean-Baptiste Oudry
French artist
Jean Charlot
French artist
William Mulready
British painter
Saint Anne with the Virgin and Child
Michael Wolgemut
German artist
Wilhelm von Kaulbach.
Wilhelm von Kaulbach
German painter
Claude Gillot
French painter, engraver, and theatrical designer

Related Quizzes and Features

Quiz
Color pastels, colored chalk, colorful chalk. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, history and society
Ultimate Art Quiz
Tate Modern extension Switch House, London, England. (Tavatnik, museums). Photo dated 2017.
Can You Match These Lesser-Known Paintings to Their Artists?
Close-up of a palette held by a man. Mixing paint, painting, color mixing.
Artists, Painters, & Architects
"The Birth of Venus," tempera on canvas by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1485; in the Uffizi, Florence.
Who Painted the Most Expensive Paintings in the World?