Rythme couleur

Details

SONIA DELAUNAY (1885-1979)
Rythme couleur
dated '22-8-70' (lower right)
gouache, charcoal and pencil on paper
11 1⁄8 x 9 in. (28.8 x 23 cm)
Executed on 22 August 1970

Provenance

Jacques Damase, Paris, a gift from the artist, and thence by descent.
Private collection, Europe, by whom acquired from the above; sale, Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris, 27 June 2019, lot 14.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Special notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

Further details

Jean-Louis Delaunay and Richard Riss have confirmed the authenticity of this work.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

This work originally formed part of a 'carnet blanc' (white sketchbook) containing 28 gouaches, watercolours and drawings by Delaunay. The 'carnet blanc' which included this gouache was offered as a gift from the artist to Jacques Damase.

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