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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Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Fauvist painting
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painting → |
| artForm |
oil on canvas
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| artist |
Henri Matisse
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| associatedWith |
early 20th-century modernism
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| backgroundColor |
blue
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| collection |
Hermitage Museum
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| commissionedBy |
Sergei Shchukin
NERFINISHED
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| completionDate |
1910
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| countryOfOrigin |
France
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| creator |
Henri Matisse
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| creatorNationality |
French
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| depicts |
circle of dancers
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dance → movement → nude dancers → |
| describedAs |
iconic work of modern art
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masterpiece of Henri Matisse → |
| figureColor |
red
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| foregroundColor |
green
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| genre |
figurative art
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| hasPart |
five dancers
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| hasVersion |
La Danse (1909) preliminary version
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| inception |
1909
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| influencedBy |
folk dance
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modern dance → |
| languageOfTitle |
French
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| locatedIn |
Russia
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Saint Petersburg → |
| location |
Hermitage Museum
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| materialUsed |
oil paint
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| movement |
Fauvism
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| notableFor |
dynamic composition
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expressive use of color → simplified forms → |
| numberOfHumanFigures |
5
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| originalCommissioner |
Sergei Shchukin
NERFINISHED
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| partOfSeries |
Decorations for Sergei Shchukin’s Moscow mansion
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| surface |
canvas
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| theme |
joy
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primitivism → rhythm → |
| title |
La Danse
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| translatedTitle |
The Dance
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| usesColorScheme |
bold colors
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expressive colors → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Henri Matisse
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Henri Matisse ("La Danse (1909)") → Henri Matisse ("La Danse (1910)") → |
notableWork |
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La Danse (1909–1910)
("La Danse (1909) preliminary version")
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The Dance (Matisse) ("The Dance (1909 preliminary version)") → |
hasVersion |
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Salon des Indépendants
("La Danse (Henri Matisse)")
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notableWorkExhibited |
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The Dance (Matisse)
("La Danse")
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originalTitle |