La Danse (1909–1910)

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La Danse (1909–1910) is a famous Fauvist painting by Henri Matisse depicting a circle of nude dancers in bold, expressive colors and dynamic movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Fauvist painting
painting
artForm oil on canvas
artist Henri Matisse
associatedWith early 20th-century modernism
backgroundColor blue
collection Hermitage Museum
commissionedBy Sergei Shchukin
completionDate 1910
countryOfOrigin France
creator Henri Matisse
creatorNationality French
depicts circle of dancers
dance
movement
nude dancers
describedAs iconic work of modern art
masterpiece of Henri Matisse
figureColor red
foregroundColor green
genre figurative art
hasPart five dancers
hasVersion La Danse (1909–1910) self-linksurface differs
surface form: La Danse (1909) preliminary version
inception 1909
influencedBy folk dance
modern dance
languageOfTitle French
locatedIn Russia
St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
location Hermitage Museum
materialUsed oil paint
movement Fauvism
notableFor dynamic composition
expressive use of color
simplified forms
numberOfHumanFigures 5
originalCommissioner Sergei Shchukin
partOfSeries Decorations for Sergei Shchukin’s Moscow mansion
surface canvas
theme joy
primitivism
rhythm
title The Dance
surface form: La Danse
translatedTitle The Dance
usesColorScheme bold colors
expressive colors

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Henri Matisse notableWork La Danse (1909–1910)
Henri Matisse notableWork La Danse (1909–1910)
this entity surface form: La Danse (1909)
Henri Matisse notableWork La Danse (1909–1910)
this entity surface form: La Danse (1910)
Matisse’s “The Dance” originalTitle La Danse (1909–1910)
subject surface form: The Dance (Matisse)
this entity surface form: La Danse
Matisse’s “The Dance” hasVersion La Danse (1909–1910)
subject surface form: The Dance (Matisse)
this entity surface form: The Dance (1909 preliminary version)
La Danse (1909–1910) hasVersion La Danse (1909–1910) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: La Danse (1909) preliminary version
Salon des Indépendants notableWorkExhibited La Danse (1909–1910)
this entity surface form: La Danse (Henri Matisse)