Thomas Hart Benton

Dancer
1930

A vibrant colored drawing of a dancer in mid-performance, captured in a dynamic pose with head tilted back and limbs extended. The dancer wears a fringed garment and high-heeled shoes, and the sketch is rich in detail, highlighting the movement and energy of the dance. The paper appears aged, adding to the artwork's vintage character.

A vibrant colored drawing of a dancer in mid-performance, captured in a dynamic pose with head tilted back and limbs extended. The dancer wears a fringed garment and high-heeled shoes, and the sketch is rich in detail, highlighting the movement and energy of the dance. The paper appears aged, adding to the artwork's vintage character.

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Date
1930

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil and wax crayon on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 21 1/4 × 14in. (54 × 35.6 cm)

Accession number
31.489

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

Rights and reproductions
© T.H. Benton and R.P. Benton Testamentary Trusts / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
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Thomas Hart Benton
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