Spanish Dancer
Natalia Goncharova Born Tula (formerly Russian Empire, now Russia), 1881; died Paris, 1962 · 1920s

Spanish Dancer

Natalia Goncharova Born Tula (formerly Russian Empire, now Russia), 1881; died Paris, 1962

Spanish Dancer

1920s

Natalia Goncharova's 'Spanish Dancer' (c. 1916) is a Russian avant-garde painting produced after her move to Paris to join the Ballets Russes. The monumental dancer is pieced together from flat, folkloric patterns drawn from Russian lubok prints and Cubist faceting. Oil on canvas, Art Institute of Chicago.

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Image source: Art Institute of Chicago

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