In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
Two ballerinas appear in a dimly lit offstage interior. The dancer in the foreground, depicted in profile, holds her head down and places a hand on her thigh—apparently lost in thought. The other turns away, perhaps dressing or undressing. Rouault's expressive style, evocative of Gothic stained glass, attests to his belief that dancers and other performers were spiritual mirrors for humanity. He once wrote, "This rich and glittering costume, it is given to us by life itself, we are all more or less [performers], we all wear a glittering costume."
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Jules Pascin — Two Nudes–One Standing, One Sitting
André Derain — Nude
Jules Pascin — Two Women at a Circular Table
Jules Pascin — Nude Seated on Hassock (Nu assis sur un pouf)
Pablo Picasso — Standing Nude in Front of a Red Arch
Amedeo Modigliani — Pink Nude—Caryatid (recto); Caryatid (ve
Hugh Mesibov — Byzantine Figure
Pablo Picasso — Nude in Profile (Femme nue de profil)
Henri Matisse — Nude with Blue Necklace (Nu au collier bleu)
Roger de La Fresnaye — Nude
Henri Matisse — Figure with a Persian Robe (Figure à la robe
Jules Pascin — Nude and Books (Nu et livres)
