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Image: 53 x 39 - cm Sheet: 65 x 50,5 cm // Totem by Sonia Delaunay, created in 1970, is a lithograph that showcases her signature style of bold geometric abstraction and vibrant color harmonies. The composition is built from overlapping circular and angular shapes, creating a rhythmic, almost musical arrangement. Delaunay’s use of color—reds, yellows, blues, and blacks—interacts dynamically, giving a sense of depth and movement. The piece's title, Totem, suggests a cultural or symbolic reference, and the stacked forms evoke a vertical structure that resembles totemic figures or pillars. Delaunay, a pioneer in abstraction, uses these geometric forms not only as visual elements but as expressions of energy and balance. This limited edition lithograph exemplifies her exploration of color and form, celebrating abstraction’s capacity to convey emotion and rhythm.
Totem, 1970
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Image: 53 x 39 - cm Sheet: 65 x 50,5 cm // Totem by Sonia Delaunay, created in 1970, is a lithograph that showcases her signature style of bold geometric abstraction and vibrant color harmonies. The composition is built from overlapping circular and angular shapes, creating a rhythmic, almost musical arrangement. Delaunay’s use of color—reds, yellows, blues, and blacks—interacts dynamically, giving a sense of depth and movement. The piece's title, Totem, suggests a cultural or symbolic reference, and the stacked forms evoke a vertical structure that resembles totemic figures or pillars. Delaunay, a pioneer in abstraction, uses these geometric forms not only as visual elements but as expressions of energy and balance. This limited edition lithograph exemplifies her exploration of color and form, celebrating abstraction’s capacity to convey emotion and rhythm.
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What is Réalités Nouvelles?
Réalités Nouvelles means new realities and refers to an exhibiting society founded in 1939 in Paris by Sonia Delaunay. The Salon des Réalités Nouvelles was dedicated to promoting abstract art, which it considered to be a new reality because it does not imitate the existing physical world. The movement emphasized that abstract art creates its own reality, independent of the external world, and played a significant role in the development and recognition of abstract art in the mid-20th century.
