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Hot Jazz
Franz Kline1940/1940
Chrysler Museum of Art
Norfolk, United States
Even before Franz Kline abandoned recognizable subject matter in the 1950s, his vibrant palette and quick brushwork gave raw energy to his works. In Hot Jazz, a torch singer cuts a sultry figure amid a raucous jazz band. As horns wail and spotlights buzz feverishly around her, her slinky blue dress melts down her body, pooling at her feet.
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Details
- Title: Hot Jazz
- Creator: Franz Kline
- Creator Lifespan: 1910/1962
- Creator Nationality: American
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: New York City, NY
- Creator Birth Place: Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Date: 1940/1940
- Location Created: New York City, NY, United States
- Provenance: Bleecker Street Tavern, New York, N.Y., 1940-1961; Ben Birillo, New York, N.Y., -1966; Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., July 1966-1971; Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. to the Chrysler Museum, 1971.
- Physical Dimensions: 45 1/2 x 46 1/2 in. (115.6 x 118.1 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
- Type: Painting
- Rights: ©The Franz Kline Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Medium: Oil on canvas
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