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The Dancer
1900
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
This dancer is dressed in light fabrics in a style that was intended to recall Greek attire of the 3rd century BC. It is one of 15 figures that the sculptor Agathon Léonard modeled for a "surtout de table," or table centerpiece, in 1900.
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Details
- Title: The Dancer
- Creator: Agathon Léonard (French, 1841-1923)
- Date Created: 1900
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- Roles: Artist: Agathon Léonard (French, 1841-1923), Manufacturer: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, active 1756-present)
- Provenance: Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
- Object Type: statuettes
- Medium: biscuit porcelain, unglazed
- Inscriptions: [Factory Mark] In triangle: Sevres; [Number] No. 7 O H
- Exhibitions: From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2014-2016., Vive la France! French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1999-2000.
- Dimensions: H: 18 x W: 9 7/16 x D: 7 1/2 in. (45.7 x 24 x 19 cm)
- Credit Line: Acquired by Henry Walters
- Classification: Ceramics
- Accession Number: 48.1736
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