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Dancer and Gazelles

Paul Manship American
1916
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774
The sweeping curves and articulated silhouette of this group make it one of Manship's finest compositions. A graceful seminude dancer is poised on her toes between two gazelles that seem to move in rhythmic counterpoint to the dancer's swirling drapery. The inspiration that Manship derived from Indian art is particularly apparent in this work.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dancer and Gazelles
  • Artist: Paul Manship (American, St. Paul, Minnesota 1885–1966 New York)
  • Date: 1916
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Edition: 8/13
  • Dimensions: 32 1/2 x 35 x 11 in. (82.6 x 88.9 x 27.9 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Francis Lathrop Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.54
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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