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Ballerina

c. 1890s

Henri Eugéne Le Sidaner

Associated Names

Henri Eugéne Le Sidaner

Artist, French, 1862 - 1939

The image portrays a person in motion, seemingly a dancer. The individual is in a dynamic stance, suggesting movement. The face and hair details are blurred in the impressionistic style with sweeping brush strokes. The person is wearing a flowing dress typical of a dancer's costume, depicted through textured strokes. There are no visible accessories or objects held. The background is abstract and textured, with horizontal and swirling strokes creating depth and motion around the figure.

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Artwork overview

Medium

monotype printed in blue-green and yellow-green on tan wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of James A. Bergquist, Boston, in honor of Shelley R.Langdale
Dimensions

image: 19.8 × 19.8 cm (7 13/16 × 7 13/16 in.)
sheet: 31.5 × 23.2 cm (12 3/8 × 9 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

2020.149.34

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); gift to NGA, 2020

Associated Names

Bergquist, James A., Mr.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: sie / 840106

Markings

lower left: Le Sidaner's studio stamp?

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