Male (Danseuse)

1932-1933

Rockwell Kent

Associated Names
Rockwell Kent

Artist, American, 1882 - 1971

The image shows a person in a crouched pose, angled to the right with one foot on the ground and the other slightly lifted. Their arms are bent at the elbows, with open hands in front. The person's facial expression is exaggerated, with wide-open eyes, raised eyebrows, and an extended tongue. The individual has smooth, neat hair, wears a long-sleeved shirt, detailed patterned leggings or pants, and knee and shin coverings. The background is textured, with dramatic lighting emphasizing the body contours.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The John U. and Evelyn S. Nef Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.89 x 25.08 cm (11 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 38.42 x 34.29 cm (15 1/8 x 13 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.60.17

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Jones 1975, no. 100

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Evelyn Nef, Washington, D.C.; bequest to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2000

  • Distant Shores: the Odyssey of Rockwell Kent, The Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA; The Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, FL; The Terra Museum, Chicago; The Anchorage Museum, 2000 - 2001 [as Mala (Danseuse) (Greenland Dancer)]

Bibliography

1975

  • Jones, Dan Burne. The Prints of Rockwell Kent: A Catalogue Raisonné. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1975, p. 102, no. 100.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Greenland Danseuse - to Vilhjalmur Stefansson; lower right in graphite: Rockwell Kent 1932-3

Wikidata ID

Q75394552

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