Dix Danseuses I 1925 - 1926

"Dix Danseuses I" is a charcoal drawing by Henri Matisse created between 1925 and 1926. The artwork depicts a single dancer in a seated pose, clad in a floral patterned dress and tutu. The loose lines of the drawing and the emphasis on the dancer's form through shading are characteristic of Matisse's expressive style. This is a study for Matisse's later large-scale work "The Dance," a monumental painting that celebrates the beauty and movement of dance.