Sam Francis

Untitled, 1984

106.7 X 73 inch

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What is Orphism?

What is Orphism?

Orphism was an abstract style of painting influenced by cubism developed by Sonia and Robert Delaunay. French poet Guillaume Apollinaire created the term around 1912, which distinguishes the work of the Delaunay’s from cubism. Greek musician Orpheus inspired the term.

Artwork by Sonia Delaunay

Sonia Delaunay

Untitled, 1970

Limited Edition Print

Silkscreen

EUR 4,250

Sonia Delaunay

L'Oeil, 1970

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 4,800 - 6,000

Sonia Delaunay

Untitled, 1969

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

Currently Not Available

Sonia Delaunay

Untitled, 1972

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

Currently Not Available

Sonia Delaunay

Grande icône, 1970-1975

Limited Edition Print

Etching

Currently Not Available

Sonia Delaunay

Composition, 1972

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

Currently Not Available

Sonia Delaunay

Rythme #VI, 1966

Limited Edition Print

Etching

Currently Not Available

Sonia Delaunay

Untitled, 1969

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

Currently Not Available

Sonia Delaunay

Untitled, 1969

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

Currently Not Available

Sonia Delaunay

Totem, 1970

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 4,850

Sonia Delaunay

Untitled, 1969

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

Currently Not Available

Sonia Delaunay

Gravure I, 1970

Limited Edition Print

Etching

USD 3,200

Sonia Delaunay

Untitled,

Painting

Gouache

GBP 10,150

Sonia Delaunay

Composition, 1965

Limited Edition Print

Etching

EUR 1,500

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Graphite

Graphite is a form of carbon usually used to create the core of a pencil. It can be compressed to different levels of hardness. It’s power form is applied using a brush. Graphite erases easily. It was discovered in England’s Lake District in the 1500s.

Chalk

Chalk is calcium carbonate, a mineral substance. In art, chalk is most often described in reference to drawing with chalk sticks. These are a mix of chalk, pigment in various colors and gum Arabic, pressed into a stick with four flat sides.

Acrylic paint

Fast drying paint that contains pigment suspension in polymer emulsion of acrylic. Acrylic paints are soluble in water but resistant when dry. They have unique characteristics not easily attained by other media. Paintings made from it have some degree of similarity with oil and watercolor paintings.

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