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Jean-Louis Forain, Conversation with a Ballerina in the Wings, ca. 1885-1890. Pen and ink, ink ...
Conversation with a Ballerina in the Wings
Jean-Louis Forain, Conversation with a Ballerina in the Wings, ca. 1885-1890. Pen and ink, ink ...
Jean-Louis Forain, Conversation with a Ballerina in the Wings, ca. 1885-1890. Pen and ink, ink wash on paper, mounted on board. Dixon Gallery and Gardens; Museum purchase with funds provided by Brenda and Lester Crane, Hyde Family Foundations, Irene and Joe Orgill and the Rose Family Foundation, 1993.7.26

Conversation with a Ballerina in the Wings

Artist (b. October 23, 1852, Reims, France - d. July 11, 1931, Paris, France)
Date1885-1890
MediumPen and ink, ink wash on paper mounted on board
DimensionsUnframed: 13 3/8 × 8 1/2 in. (34 × 21.6 cm) Framed: 20 3/4 × 15 3/4 × 1 3/8 in. (52.7 × 40 × 3.5 cm)
ClassificationsWORK ON PAPER
Credit LineDixon Gallery and Gardens; Museum purchase with funds provided by Brenda and Lester Crain, Hyde Family Foundations, Irene and Joe Orgill and the Rose Family Foundation
Object number1993.7.26
DescriptionA ballerina leans against a wall wearing a leotard and tutu. A man stands in front of her in a somewhat domineering manner with his cane pressed into the wall beside her. The man has a long grey beard and wears a top hat and monocle.
Status
Not on view
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