Les danseuses aux clés

by Fernand Léger

Artist Fernand Léger (Frankrike, 1881 - 1955)

Alternate Title

Dancers with Keys
Dansare med nycklar

Date1930

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsBildmått: 183 × 250 cm Ram: 190 × 254 × 4,5 cm

ClassificationPaintings

Credit LineBequest 1966 of Rolf de Maré

Countries

Frankrike

On view

Stockholm

RoomGallery 01:12

Object NumberNM 6006

CollectionsThe Rolf de Maré Collection

About the artworkIn his mature style, Fernand Léger worked a great deal with human forms, figures with flowing contours and with strong colours over the whole field. These dancers fly forward from the left and a draped piece of cloth on the right and the winding stalk of a rose the dancer on the left is holding in her hand contrast with the full surfaces of the dancers' skin. The keys? The keys are the starting point of the architectonic design on the right-hand side of the painting, contrasting in turn with the two triangular shapes. And finally, in contrast to the square and pointed shapes is a rounded, gently flowing "cloud frame" which completes the composition at the top and the bottom.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerat på framsidan av konstverket: "Léger" Selected exhibition history Dansmaskiner (den 22 januari 2014 - den 27 april 2014) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Scenbyte: verk ur Moderna Museets Samling av Dardel, Matisse, Abdul-Hadi, Hjertén och Léger m.fl. (den 15 oktober 2011 - den 5 februari 2012) Moderna Museet Malmö Ny presentation av samlingen (2000-2002) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Léger och Norden (1992-1993) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Rosa segel. Svensk modernism i Moderna Museets samling (den 17 juni 2023 - den 3 augusti 2025) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Léger och Norden : [Moderna Museet, Stockholm : 24/10 1992 - 10/1 1993Dance machines

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