Dancing Nude

1897

Louis Anquetin

Associated Names
Louis Anquetin

Artist, French, 1861 - 1932

The image depicts a full-body drawing of a nude male figure in a classical style. The figure is in a dynamic pose with one leg raised and a lean forward. His head is turned to the side, partially hidden by his arm covering it. The facial features focus on the muscular structure, and the hair is curly and short. Flowing lines around the figure suggest movement or wind, with a stylized tree in the background. The background consists of swirling lines and shading hinting at movement and depth, with faint landscape elements in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    transfer lithograph in brown on light brown wove paper [proof before letters]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.8 x 24.6 cm (12 1/2 x 9 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rodolphe Darzens, Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Atlas, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1992

  • Aitken, Geneviève. Artistes et Théâtres d'Avant-Garde: Programmes de Théâtre Illustrés, Paris 1890-1900. Exh. cat. Pont-Aven, Musée de Pont-Aven and tour, 1992, 64, no. 68.

1998

  • Boyer, Patricia. Artists and the Avant-Garde Theater in Paris 1887-1900. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Academy Museum, New York, 1998-1999, no. 63.

Inscriptions

lower right in stone (backwards): Anquetin

Wikidata ID

Q75395194

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