Dance Training, 1910-11 (altered 1920)
Ernst Ludwig Kirchnerexpand_more
Oil on canvasexpand_more
Gift of Mrs. Charles Meechexpand_more 80.27
On View in Gallery 351expand_more
The many nudes in Kirchner's works reflect his interest in sexual freedom and the contemporary cults of nudity and athleticism. He also frequently used the dance atelier to symbolize his own studio, a communal workshop for members of The Bridge (Die Brücke). By combining nude figures with studio settings, Kirchner evoked the frank spontaneity and bohemian sensuality so admired by all the Brücke painters.
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- Title
- Dance Training
- Artist Life
- 1880–1938
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 80.27
- Provenance
- Estate of the artist; (Curt Valentin [d. 1954] through Curt Valentin Gallery, New York, New York by 1955); Charles and Nucy Meech, Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1955 through 1980; gift to MIA in 1980.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Gordon, 172.
- Curator Approved
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