Dancer in a Red Skirt, No. 2
1912
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Robert Henri
Robert Henri (; June 24, 1865 – July 12, 1929) was an American painter and teacher.
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ink
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dancer in a Red Skirt, No. 2 is a 1912 ink by Robert Henri, depicting Dancer, held at National Gallery of Art.
A ballet dancer stands mid-leap, her red skirt flaring like a flame against pale walls. Robert Henri painted her in 1912 using quick watercolor strokes and ink. The paper shows through in places, leaving the dancer’s legs ghosted. Henri often sketched dancers this way—fast, lively, not posed. He taught many artists who later made American realism famous. The colors stay bright even where the ink bleeds. Look up Robert Henri next.
Robert Henri (; June 24, 1865 – July 12, 1929) was an American painter and teacher.
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