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The Dance, 1940
| Content Provider | Art Institute of Chicago |
|---|---|
| Artist | Kurt Seligmann |
| Spatial Coverage | Switzerland |
| Temporal Coverage | 1940 |
| Description | Less than two weeks after Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, painter Kurt Seligmann traveled from Europe to New York for the opening of an exhibition of his work. Urged not to return home due to the threat of Nazi persecution, he became one of the earliest Surrealist artists to seek refuge in New York. For The Dance, which envisions a modern danse macabre, or dance of death, Seligmann employed a traditional German folk technique in which he painted in reverse on the backside of glass and used candle smoke to enhance the rich black tones. The technique and imagery reflect Seligmann's fascination with medieval heraldry and magic, as well as his horror at the contemporary tragedies of war. As the artist wrote around the time he made The Dance, "My mind is as black as the background in my paintings." [A work made of oil on glass.] |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | © 2018 Orange County Citizens Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York |
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| Use Rights URL | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| Subject Keyword | Painting Abstract Figures Surrealism Modern And Contemporary Art Dancing Painting On Glass Exile Amputation Armor Flags Wheelchair Artworks Modern Art |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Painting |
| Object Type | Painting |
