Dancing Figure (Isadora Duncan)
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Object Label
Mounted in this order by Abraham Walkowitz, this series of three drawings evokes the expressive choreography of the famous modernist dancer Isadora Duncan. The artist adopted an abstracted, linear approach to the body to capture the essence of Duncan’s dynamic movements and swirling drapery. After first seeing her perform in Paris in 1907, the enthralled Walkowitz produced thousands of drawings of the dancer. He viewed her rejection of academic standards in dance as analogous to his own artistic evolution.
Caption
Abraham Walkowitz American, born Russia, 1878–1965. Dancing Figure (Isadora Duncan), n.d.. Black ink and graphite on cream, medium-weight, moderately textured paper, Sheet (mount): 8 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. (21.6 x 27.6 cm) Sheet (drawing): 8 x 3 3/8 in. (20.3 x 8.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the artist, 39.473c. Orphaned work (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 39.473c_PS6.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Artist
Title
Dancing Figure (Isadora Duncan)
Date
n.d.
Medium
Black ink and graphite on cream, medium-weight, moderately textured paper
Classification
Dimensions
Sheet (mount): 8 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. (21.6 x 27.6 cm) Sheet (drawing): 8 x 3 3/8 in. (20.3 x 8.6 cm)
Signatures
Signed in ink lower center: "A. Walkowitz"
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Accession Number
39.473c
Rights
Orphaned work
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