Simultaneous Dress
Sonia Delaunay
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Date:1913 -
Style:Orphism -
Genre:design -
Order Oil Painting
reproduction
Simultaneous Dress
Sonia Delaunay
Delaunay's passion for exploring the way complementary colors (one primary with one secondary) reacted to one another, was not contained to a fine art. In fact, she boldly applied this expressive technique to areas in which artistic exploration was formerly not noted, such as the world of fashion and home décor. She eventually built a career in designing fashions for dresses, driving caps, swimsuits, shoes, and scarves. This dress is of particular importance because it was one of the earliest examples of her unique "simultaneous" dresses.
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