Children's Dance (Ronde des enfants)

1893

Lucien Pissarro

Associated Names
Lucien Pissarro

Artist, French, 1863 - 1944

The image features seven individuals - six children and one adult, possibly illustrated from the waist up. The adult stands in the center with one arm resting on a tree trunk while watching over the children. The adult has short hair and wears a flowing robe with elaborate patterns. The children have varying hairstyles and wear simple garments, mostly loose dresses with patterns like polka dots. There is no visible jewelry. The children are positioned energetically, potentially dancing or playing around a tree with long branches. The background shows a stylized pattern of clouds or foliage against a neutral backdrop. Grass is visible on the ground, adding texture to the scene. The entire image is in a monochrome color palette, primarily orange.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ira and Virginia Jackson Collection, Houston; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

1991

  • Boyer, Patricia Eckert, and Phillip Dennis Cate. L'Estampe originale: Artistic Printmaking in France 1893 - 1895. Zwolle, 1991.

Inscriptions

lower left in block: LUCIEN PISSARRO-1893-; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 28

Markings

blindstamp of L'Estampe Originale

Wikidata ID

Q76347923

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