Sonia DelaunayRussian, 1885–1979Cover from Rythmes-Couleurs
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Not on view at present
Where is “Cover from Rythmes-Couleurs” now? Collection: The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Not on view at present. Checked September 22, 2026.
New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- The museum
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- Accession number
- 287.1991.11
In the catalog
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- The Museum of Modern Art
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In the life of Sonia Delaunay
The whole life1964
First living woman artist with a Louvre retrospective
Sonia Delaunay became the first living female artist to have a retrospective exhibition at the Louvre; Alberto Magnelli told her that she and Braque were the only living painters to have been shown there.
1964
A gift to the Musée National d'Art Moderne
Sonia and her son Charles donated 114 works by Sonia and Robert Delaunay to the Musée National d'Art Moderne.
1965
A cubist-style deck of playing cards
A deck of playing cards with cubist-style designs was published in Germany from Sonia Delaunay's sketches (Bielefelder Spielkartenfabrik).
1966
Publishes “Rythmes-Couleurs”
Sonia published “Rythmes-Couleurs” (Colour-Rhythms), with 11 of her gouaches reproduced as pochoirs and texts by Jacques Damase.
25 February – 5 April 1967
Decorates a Matra 530 for an exhibition of artists' cars
For the exhibition “Five Cars Personalised by Five Contemporary Artists”, organised by the journal Réalités to raise funds for French medical research, Sonia decorated a Matra 530 whose pattern optically recomposed into a light blue shade in motion, so as not to distract other drivers.
