Dancing Figure

Description

Dancing Figure displays the geometrically simplified forms and softened angles that are a hallmark of Elie Nadelman’s work. Its spiraling composition presents a woman whose body partially twists on bended knee. Her raised arms echo the position of her legs.

Provenance

James Parmelee

Dancing Figure

Elie Nadelman

1916–18

Accession Number

1940.575

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

Overall: 79.4 x 35.6 x 28 cm (31 1/4 x 14 x 11 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Bequest of James Parmelee