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Dancing Figure
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineDancing Figure, 1916–18. Elie Nadelman (American, born Russian Empire [now Poland], 1882–1946). Bronze; overall: 79.4 x 35.6 x 28 cm (31 1/4 x 14 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.575
