Four Dancers at the Bar by Louis Legrand

Four Dancers at the Bar 1906

aquatint, print, drypoint

aquatint

pencil drawn

amateur sketch

facial expression drawing

light pencil work

print

pencil sketch

charcoal drawing

charcoal art

pencil drawing

france

portrait drawing

pencil work

drypoint

"Four Dancers at the Bar" is a 1906 etching by Louis Legrand. The print depicts four dancers in a backstage setting, with their bodies arranged in a dynamic composition. The dancers are shown in various poses, with one leaning against the bar and another reaching out her arm. The print is characterized by Legrand's signature loose and expressive style, capturing the movement and grace of the dancers. The artwork is currently housed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

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minneapolisinstituteofart about 1 year ago

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After gaining popular fame early in his career with etchings of cancan dancers, Louis-Auguste-Mathieu Legrand turned to the more refined environs of the Paris ballet. In this exquisite print he alternated the poses of the young dancers as he captured them in a moment of exhaustion. The selective use of filmy aquatint and painterly drypoint is truly inspired, as are the calligraphic lines delineating the dancers' skirts. Legrand was so well regarded in his day that the French government awarded him the prestigious Légion d'honneur in 1902.