Tanzende Negerinnen 1904

"Tanzende Negerinnen" by German artist Leo Putz (1869-1940) depicts two Black women in a dance-like pose. The women are adorned in peacock feathers, an exotic and opulent detail. The painting, likely completed in 1904, reflects a fascination with the exotic and the "primitive" during this time period, a common theme in European art. The painting's title and subject matter reflect the prevailing social and cultural attitudes of the early 20th century, which often depicted Black people in stereotypical and romanticized ways.