Sonata is an oil painting on canvas by Marcel Duchamp from 1911, during his Cubist phase. The artwork portrays the artist’s sisters: Yvonne at the piano, Magdeleine on the violin and Suzanne seated in the foreground, while their mother watches attentively from behind. The interwoven, symmetrical composition uses a palette of soft colours, with yellow, ochre and pinkish tones that create an intimate and harmonious atmosphere.
Duchamp visually translates the music played by his sisters through the geometric structure and balance of the image, fusing sound and form into a single aesthetic experience. The work marks one of his first Cubist experiments and anticipates the innovative path that would lead him towards conceptual art. Sonata reflects Duchamp’s skill in combining familiar observation, harmonious composition and formal experimentation, making the musical scene at once real and stylised, full of visual rhythm and poetry.
Unique quality material
Print on handmade Amalfi paper Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in) With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in) Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade
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