Galerie Zlotowski and Galerie Roger-Viollet join forces to present original works by Sonia Delaunay alongside photos evoking the artist's world.
Abstract painter, fashion designer, graphic artist, successful entrepreneur, godmother of abstraction, explorer of artistic media—Sonia Delaunay managed to be all of these things almost simultaneously. This profusion can be explained by a conception of art that transcended the traditional framework of drawing and canvas and set out to conquer life itself.
Sonia Delaunay was forever breaking down the boundaries between the visual and the decorative arts, whilst remaining faithful to the principles of Simultanism, a concept of abstraction based on interactions between colors that she developed with her husband Robert in the 1910s.
The exhibition features emblematic works of this colorful abstraction, with drawings on paper and paintings on canvas (from 1907 to 1979, the year of the artist’s death).
But “Sonia Delaunay, la Simultanée” goes still further, showing pieces that are emblematic of the taste for innovation and exploration that made Sonia Delaunay’s career so original: fashion drawings, book covers, tapestry projects, graphic experiments, lithographs, and, even more unexpectedly, a mosaic and playing card designs!
Galerie Roger-Viollet
Founded in 1938, Roger-Viollet is one of France's oldest photo agencies. The size of its collection is unique in Europe with over 6 million documents, covering more than 180 years of Parisian, French and international history. This singular place dedicated to historical photography has preserved its soul while offering a new exhibition space, opened in late 2020, as well as an area for consulting and sale of prints, and a book corner.
Galerie Zlotowski
Galerie Zlotowski specializes in the avant-gardes of the 20th century, following two parallel but complementary paths.
The Gallery shows major modernists such as Sonia Delaunay, Jean Dubuffet, Simon Hantaï, Fernand Léger, Kurt Schwitters, Amédée Ozenfant and Georges Valmier via exhibitions, numerous catalogs and art fair stands. In this respect, the Gallery has contributed to the recognition of the visual oeuvre of our key artist, Le Corbusier. Alongside those great “Moderns”, the Gallery regularly proposes the rediscovery of lesser-known artists like Eugene J. Martin, Ella Bergmann-Michel, Robert Michel or Stéphane Mandelbaum. Present at major international art fairs, including Art Basel and TEFAF, the Gallery defends cutting-edge, unshown works reflecting its personal vision and convictions.