Sonia Delaunay, a painter of Ukrainian origin, has deeply marked the history of modern art.

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After moving to Paris in 1905, she married the gallery owner Wilhelm Uhde, who introduced her to Robert Delaunay, whom she would finally marry. Sonia and Robert share the same love for painting and research into pure color and the movement of simultaneous colors. Their approach influenced many artists, such as Fernand Léger, Joseph Lacasse and Jasper Johns.

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In 1914, Sonia Delaunay went to Spain where she met Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau and Henri Matisse. The artist also met Serge de Diaghilev, creator of Les Ballets Russes, for whom she created numerous costumes and sets. In 1946, Delaunay created the Salon des Réalities Nouvelles in order to promote abstract production. In 1947, she completed her first studies for The Alphabet, which she exhibited the following year at the Galerie des Deux Îles.

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Sonia Delaunay's works are now present in the largest museums in the world, such as the Pompidou Center in Paris, the MoMA in New York and the Tate Gallery in London. Her unique approach to art, marked by the search for color and movement, as well as her exploration of diverse artistic mediums, helped redefine the boundaries of modern art. She left an important artistic legacy and continues to be a source of inspiration for many contemporary artists.