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Dancing Figure

1916–18
sculptor

Elie Nadelman

(American, born Russian Empire [now Poland], 1882–1946)
Culture
America
Medium
bronze
Measurements
Overall: 79.4 x 35.6 x 28 cm (31 1/4 x 14 x 11 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.575
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Did You Know?

A larger version of this sculpture was originally conceived in limestone to decorate an outdoor garden in Long Island.

Description

Dancing Figure displays the geometrically simplified forms and softened angles that are a hallmark of Elie Nadelman’s work. Its spiraling composition presents a woman whose body partially twists on bended knee. Her raised arms echo the position of her legs.
Dark brown, bronze sculpture depicting a person twisting their body as if dancing, kneeling with their left leg crossed behind them, knee on the ground. They raise their hands up to the left of their face while they look away, down to their right. They have rounded limbs and a finely sculpted face with detailed curls in their pulled-back hair. A pleated skirt hangs around their waist and their chest rounds out at their breasts.

Dancing Figure

1916–18

Elie Nadelman

(American, born Russian Empire [now Poland], 1882–1946)
America

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