Orphist Figurative Prints

This exquisite lithograph by Sonia Delaunay (1885–1979), titled Danseuse espagnole (Spanish Dancer), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXXIVe Annee, No. 39, Decembre 1972, o...

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Sonia Delaunay (1885–1979), titled Portrait de petite fille (Portrait of a Young Girl), originates from the 1968 folio Visages d Enfants. Quinze Dessins de Durer a Dufy Appartenant aux Collections des Musees Nationaux (Faces of Children. Fifteen Drawings from Durer to Dufy from the Collections of the National Museums), published by Editions Artistiques et Documentaires, Paris, and Daniel Jacomet, Editeur, Paris, and rendered and printed by Daniel Jacomet et Cie, Paris, 1968. The composition reflects Delaunay’s modern sensitivity to rhythm, structure, and expressive clarity, translating the original drawing into a refined synthesis of color and form through meticulous printmaking. Executed as a lithograph and pochoir on velin paper, archivally hinged on a velin support sheet as issued, this work measures 18.5 x 14 inches overall, with the image measuring approximately 13.39 x 10.83 inches. Signed in the plate and unnumbered as issued. Rendered and printed by Daniel Jacomet et Cie, Paris. Artwork Details: Artist: After Sonia Delaunay (1885–1979) Title: Portrait de petite fille (Portrait of a Young Girl), from Visages d Enfants. Quinze Dessins de Durer a Dufy Appartenant aux Collections des Musees Nationaux (Faces of Children. Fifteen Drawings from Durer to Dufy from the Collections of the National Museums), 1968 Medium: Lithograph and pochoir on velin paper, archivally hinged on velin support sheet, as issued Dimensions: 18.5 x 14 inches overall; image size 13.39 x 10.83 inches Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered as issued Date: 1968 Publisher: Editions Artistiques et Documentaires, Paris; Daniel Jacomet, Editeur, Paris Printer: Daniel Jacomet et Cie, Paris Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium Provenance: From the 1968 folio Visages d Enfants. Quinze Dessins de Durer a Dufy Appartenant aux Collections des Musees Nationaux, published by Editions Artistiques et Documentaires and Daniel Jacomet, Paris Notes: Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), This album, first of the series of pochoirs similar to masters drawings, published by Daniel Jacomet, publisher, was completed printing on March XXXI, MCMLXVIII. The fifteen drawings have been rendered in similar pochoirs in Les Ateliers Daniel Jacomet. Composition and typographic printing are from the Union Printing. It was drawn in LXX numbered examples and L examples, out of the trade. About the Publication: Visages d Enfants. Quinze Dessins de Durer a Dufy Appartenant aux Collections des Musees Nationaux, issued in 1968, represents a landmark achievement in Parisian printmaking devoted to the faithful translation of historic master drawings into modern pochoir and lithographic form. Conceived and published by Daniel Jacomet in collaboration with Editions Artistiques et Documentaires, the project inaugurated a series dedicated to rendering canonical drawings with exceptional fidelity to line, tone, and original intent. Jacomets atelier was internationally respected for its rigorous technical standards and scholarly approach, bridging museum collections and contemporary print culture through meticulous craftsmanship. By uniting works spanning centuries and artistic traditions, the publication reflects a curatorial vision rooted in preservation, education, and aesthetic continuity. Produced in strictly limited examples, including a small number outside the trade, it exemplifies the highest standards of mid twentieth century Parisian printmaking and remains valued for its role in transmitting the legacy of master draftsmanship to collectors, institutions, and scholars. About the Artist: Sonia Delaunay (1885–1979) was a Ukrainian born French painter, designer, and avant garde visionary whose revolutionary use of color, geometry, and abstraction transformed twentieth century art and design. Born Sarah Stern in Odessa, she moved to Paris, where she became a leading figure of modernism and a pioneer of Orphism, a lyrical offshoot of Cubism founded with her husband Robert Delaunay that fused structure, rhythm, and pure chromatic energy. Deeply influenced by the innovations of Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, Delaunay absorbed the experimental spirit of the European avant garde while extending abstraction beyond the canvas into fashion, textiles, interiors, and stage design. Her theory of simultaneity celebrated the dynamic interaction of colors, creating visual rhythms that paralleled music and movement, and her designs for the Ballets Russes and Atelier Simultane introduced geometric modernism into everyday life. Like Picasso, she sought to unify art and existence; like Kandinsky, she viewed color as a spiritual force; and like Duchamp and Man Ray, she embraced modern technology and materials as tools for innovation. Her works from the nineteen thirties through the nineteen sixties captured the rhythm of modern life through radiant compositions of interlocking forms and shifting hues. The first living woman honored with a retrospective at the Louvre in nineteen sixty four, Delaunay remains a cornerstone of modernism, with works held in the Museum of Modern Art, the Tate Modern, and the Centre Pompidou. Her highest auction record was achieved by Rythme couleur (1964), which sold for approximately 4.3 million US dollars at Sothebys Paris on November twenty four, two thousand twenty one, confirming her enduring influence and global stature. Sonia Delaunay lithograph...