Bubble Dancer (Bleecker Street Tavern Mural)

1940

Franz Kline

Associated Names
Franz Kline

Artist, American, 1910 - 1962

The artwork is a scene featuring a female dancer at the center. She is depicted nude and balanced on one leg, surrounded by large, translucent bubbles. Her right leg is raised, and her arms are outstretched. Her dark hair is adorned with flowers. To the left, a musician is partially visible, playing a string instrument, and another figure is seated to the right. The background consists of soft, muted colors with architectural elements like columns. The overall palette includes warm earth tones and soft blues.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1961

  • Franz Kline: Bar Room Paintings: 1940, The Collector's Gallery, New York, 1961, no. 6.

Bibliography

2005

  • Joselow, Evie T. "The Early Work of Franz Kline: The Bleeker Street Tavern Murals, 1940." PART 9 (Spring/Summer 2004; on-line Journal of the Graduate Center, CUNY, Ph.D. Program in Art History).

Inscriptions

lower left: KLINE '40; across top reverse, the artist's initials in monograph within a circle: BAR ROOM PAINTING / 1940 / FK

Wikidata ID

Q46635284

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