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15:12 12/07/2008

This piece is very lovely. I like the graceful pose of the figure very much.

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Nude Figure of a Girl Dancing

Artist: Bela Lyon Pratt, American
Medium: Marble
Dates: 1910
Dimensions: 31 1/8 x 29 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (79.1 x 74.9 x 11.4 cm)
Signature: Incised at lower right: "B. L. Pratt / 1910"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 15.482
Credit Line: Gift of George D. Pratt
Image: Overall, 15.482_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Large square plaque with relief of nude woman dancing. Figure in high relief steps up on proper right foot and twists body with left leg lifted and crossed in front of body. Arms outstretched at sides holding diaphanous scarf behind her. In low relief, two claw-footed decorative tripods holding urn of fire flank figure at sides and oak branches in upper corners. Condition: Good.

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15:12 12/07/2008

This piece is very lovely. I like the graceful pose of the figure very much.

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