1898
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Dancing is a 1898 by Henri Fantin-Latour, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a woman dancing, her arms raised above her head. Her dress flows around her legs, and her hair is loose, caught in the movement. The background is dark and blurry, making her the clear focus. The lines are quick and loose, almost like scribbles—this wasn’t meant to be perfectly smooth. The artist used light and shadow to show her shape without too much detail. Next, check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to see this sketch in person.
Ignace Henri Jean Theodore Fantin-Latour (French pronunciation: ; 14 January 1836 – 25 August 1904) was a French painter and lithographer best known for his flower paintings and group portraits of Parisian artists and writers.
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