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Dancers

c. 1936-1942

Alex Monastersky

Associated Names

Alex Monastersky

Artist, American, 1895 - 1964

There is a drawing depicting a dance scene with a saxophonist. Two main figures are energetically dancing in the foreground, with additional dancers in the background. The saxophonist is in the lower left corner, playing energetically. The drawing uses shading and lines to convey movement and vibrancy.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 270 x 382 mm
sheet: 357 x 447 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.3554

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Susan Teller Gallery (via Mann Williams Antiques), New York, NY); Dave H. and Reba W. Williams, Greenwich, CT, 15 July 1997; gift to the NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: lower left, staff with three notes and treble cleff; lower right, Monastersky.

Watermarks

BASINGWERK PARCHMENT

Wikidata ID

Q76442393

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