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Danseuse / Dancer
Danseuse ( Menasce) / Dancer ( Menasce)
Lost Art-ID
615213
Artist / Creator
Orloff, Chana (Ecole de Paris)
Birth
1888.07.12, Starokostjantyniw (Chmelnyzkyj)
Death
1968.12.18, Tel Aviv; Tel-Aviv; Tel-Aviv-Jaffa
Place of activity
Paris; Petach Tikwa; Genf
Title
Danseuse / Dancer
Additional title
Danseuse ( Menasce) / Dancer ( Menasce)
Dating
1935
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Plaster
Height
56.80 cm
Depth
29.90 cm
Length
19.20 cm
Description
This sculpture shows the body of a dancing naked woman. The arms are raised above her head. The face is covered with her arms. The sculpture appears to be in motion.
Provenance
Atelier Chana Orloff, Paris; after July 1942-1943 looting of the studio - a confiscation as a result of Nazi persecution is suspected; whereabouts unknown
Literature / Source
Brief von Dr Gatte zu Chana Orloff, 28 März 1944; Erklärung von Chana Orloff an OBIP: MAE/OBIP/dossier de réclamation n°38302/carton n°166
Published since
Contact
Justman, Eric
Position
Ateliers-musée Chana Orloff
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