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Dance (I)

1909

Henri Matisse

Material / technique
Oil on canvas
Attribution / role
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Collection / source
MoMA

Artwork notes

A few sweeping contours carry the dancers’ shared rhythm.

Materials, marks and colour

Artist-wide context; individual works may differ.

Media and surface

Oil, sculpture and gouache-coloured paper offered different ways to join line and colour.

Marks and structure

Broad contours simplify a body; a cut edge can do the work of a drawn line.

Palette and light

Strong, flat colours work through their neighbours rather than through realistic shading.

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