A Dance in Spring

c. 1910

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Associated Names
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Artist, British, born in the Netherlands, 1836 - 1912

The image depicts three children. Two children are standing to the left and center, interacting. They have curly hair with floral wreaths, delicate facial features, and wear flowing dresses. The third child is leaning over a ledge to the right, also with curly hair and subtle expression. The background is minimal with a horizon line and lightly sketched flowers. No prominent jewelry or objects are featured.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.9 x 14.8 cm (14 1/2 x 5 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David Murray; (sale, Sotheby's, Belgravia, 23 April 1974, lot. 412); (J.S. Maas & Co. Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1975-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • The English Avant-Garde of the 1880's: Aesthetes, Rebels, and Feminists, University of Virginia Library, 1985.

1993

  • Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1993, no. 58.

1996

  • Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, Georgia Museum of Art, The University of Georgia, Athens, 4 May-16 June, 1996.

Bibliography

1993

  • NGA O'Neal 1993, ex 58.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: LAlma Tadema / to David Murray

Wikidata ID

Q64631945

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