Girls Dancing, Harlem

1930

William L'Engle

Associated Names
William L'Engle

Artist, American, 1885 - 1957

This is a drawing of musicians and dancers. The illustration shows a lively scene with musicians playing instruments and dancers immersed in movement. The musicians are playing a double bass, a trumpet, and an accordion, while two dancers are shown dancing in front of them. The poses of the dancers are dynamic and expressive, indicating a moment full of joy and vivacity. The simplicity of the line work and the arrangement of figures convey a sense of motion and liveliness typical of a vibrant musical setting. The sketch uses minimal lines to suggest form and movement effectively.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lucy L'Engle (wife of the artist), Truro, Massachusetts; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1958; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1980

  • The Common Touch, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1980-1981, no. 27

1981

  • Of Time and Place: American Figurative Art from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1981-1983, pp. 114-115, no. 44, repro

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 181, no. 1229.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Harlem 1930; lower right in graphite: 1930; upper center verso in graphite: Reserved for Corcoran Museum / Washington, DC

Wikidata ID

Q64638394

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