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Jean-Louis Forain, Dancer in a Colored Tutu (fan), ca. 1890. Black chalk, pastel, and gouache o ...
Dancer in a Colored Tutu (fan)
Jean-Louis Forain, Dancer in a Colored Tutu (fan), ca. 1890. Black chalk, pastel, and gouache o ...
Jean-Louis Forain, Dancer in a Colored Tutu (fan), ca. 1890. Black chalk, pastel, and gouache on blue paper. 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, 1993.7.49

Dancer in a Colored Tutu (fan)

Artist (b. October 23, 1852, Reims, France - d. July 11, 1931, Paris, France)
Dateca. 1890
MediumChalk, pastel, and gouache on paper
DimensionsUnframed: 12 1/2 × 23 7/8 in. (31.8 × 60.6 cm) Framed: 20 7/8 × 30 5/8 × 1 7/8 in. (53 × 77.8 × 4.8 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
Terms
    Object number1993.7.49
    DescriptionA ballerina wearing a tutu dances at the left of the composition. Bright highlights appear on her arms and face while the rest of the composition is mostly in shadows.
    Status
    Not on view
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