Ballet Dancer

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image features a full-body drawing of a person in profile view. The person is standing with one arm bent and resting at her lower back, with their head slightly turned to the side. The person has long, brown hair styled in a single braid down their back. They are wearing a ballet costume with a fitted bodice, tutu, and ballet slippers. The background is plain and light brown.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pastel on blue wove paper; laid down on board

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 56.5 x 43 cm (22 1/4 x 16 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1989.28.13

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2008

  • The Dancer: Degas, Forain, and Toulouse-Lautrec, Portland Art Museum, Oregon, 2008, no. 1, fig. 65, 104, and 164.

Bibliography

2008

  • Dixon, Annette, et al. The Dancer: Degas, Forain, and Toulouse-Lautrec. Exh. cat. Portland (Oregon) Museum of Art. Portland, 2008: fig. 65, 104 and 164.

Inscriptions

"j.l. forain" lower right margin, pastel, artist's hand. Not dated. Verso: none.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64581548

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