This gallery is taken very literally. The art that was chosen for this gallery are all those of dance, in some way. Some are to be viewed as the feeling of those in the art, others are to be viewed at the abstract level dance has.
Country Dance, Pierre Auguste Renoir, 1883, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
This painting is to be viewed from the perspective of dance as a form of emotion and form of feeling. The painting itself displays a man and women whom are dancing together, enjoying the dancing.
Dance before a Fountain, Nicolas Lancret, by 1724, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
This painting is a social interaction that dance has provided. The painting of the people allows for one to see there is enjoyment among the people in this social setting, dancing with one another.
Dance, Jiří Sopko, 1986, From the collection of: Egon Schiele Art Centrum
This painting allows the audience to see the expression of emotion through dance. I personally see a lot of geometric shapes with this, which demonstrates the straight lines dance creates with bodies.
Dancers at the Barre, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, circa 1900, From the collection of: The Phillips Collection
This painting shows a great angle of the dancer. The color contrast of the dancers and the background allows for one them to stand out in the painting without being loud colors.
Dancer in Her Dressing Room, Edgar Degas (French, b.1834, d.1917), Circa 1879, From the collection of: Cincinnati Art Museum
This painting of this girl shows the pristine attributes of ballet dancers. The angle of her feet and legs shows how poised dancers are.
Russian dancer, Paul Philippe, c.1913, From the collection of: Museo Art Nouveau y Art Déco - Casa Lis
This sculpture displays a flapper. There is great detail in this sculpture, right down to the fingers and wrinkles in the dress.
Young Dancing Girl, Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1837, From the collection of: Thorvaldsens Museum
Young Dancing Girl shows exactly what its name says. This is a wonderful sculpture of a young dancer. It displays immense detail in the dress and hair, as well.
Hindu dancer, Claire J. R. Collinet, From the collection of: Museo Art Nouveau y Art Déco - Casa Lis
This is another example of a flapper sculpture. This sculpture has immense detail, and shows a very common dance move during this time.
Olympic Suite, figure skating, Rosa Serra, 1992, From the collection of: The Olympic Museum
This sculpture is actually an image of figure skaters in the olympics. Unlike the other sculptures in this album, this figure has little detail in it, and is more focused on the dancers shape.
The Little Fourteen-year-old Dance, Edgar Degas, 1878 - 1881, From the collection of: Sculpture Collection, Dresden State Art Collections
This sculpture shows a dancer, who seems to be contemplating or thinking about something deeply. Her relaxed stance shows that this sculpture is showing her, rather than the dance positions.
Spring Mobilization In San Francisco, Ralph Crane, 1967-04-17, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection
This is a photo of people dancing in a public place. This obviously is not a choreographed dance, but rather just dancing to dance. This is an expression of the mood or music in the photo as well.
Harem Dancers (Harem Nightclub), Gjon Mili, 1947, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection
This is a photo of a choreographed dance, where all the dancers jump into the air at the same time.
Fred Astaire, Bob Landry, 1945-11-29, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection
This is a photo of Fred Astaire, a wonderful dancer. This photo displays him dancing light on his feet.
Gjon Mili, 1936, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection
This is an image of a dancer in nature, jumping through the air. This image allows for one to see the freedom in dance, and see it is as free as nature.
Larraine Day, Peter Stackpole, 1943, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection
This is an image of two people dancing. They seem to be dancing freely, and is not choreographed. They seem to be enjoying themselves and each others company, which is expressed through this photo.
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