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About the Artwork
Dancing Figure displays the geometrically simplified forms and softened angles that are a hallmark of Elie Nadelman’s work. Its spiraling composition presents a woman whose body partially twists on bended knee. Her raised arms echo the position of her legs.
Inscriptions
Signed: Elie Nadelman
Exhibition history
Maurice Prendergast: 1859-1924. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 21-July 30, 1961). Circa 1930. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 12-October 31, 1983). The American Way in Sculpture 1890-1930. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 12-October 19, 1986). Fraternite: Artistic Relations Between France and America. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 21-October 18, 1987). Object in Focus: Elie Nadelman, Kneeling Dancer. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 28-October 14, 2001).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Elie Nadelman (American, born Russian Empire [now Poland], 1882–1946)
- Date
- 1916–18
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall: 79.4 x 35.6 x 28 cm (31 1/4 x 14 x 11 in.)
- Type
- Sculpture
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Department
- American Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Bequest of James Parmelee
- Accession no.
- 1940.575
Provenance
James Parmelee
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
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