Fan Dance - Paris by Dorr Bothwell

Fan Dance - Paris by Dorr Bothwell

Fan Dance - Paris

Dorr Bothwell

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Title

Fan Dance - Paris

 
Artist

Dorr Bothwell

  1902 - 2000 (biography)
Year
1956  
Technique
gouache 
Image Size
22 1/4 x 13" image 
Signature
signed in ink, lower right 
Edition Size
 
Annotations
dated after signature; titled in the artist's hand on the verso 
Reference
 
Paper
China paper 
State
 
Publisher
 
Inventory ID
ABMM251 
Price
$2,000.00 
Description

Angular and vibrating, this simple, abstracted gouache composition takes the theory of fan dancing - either burlesque, Japanese, or both - and deconstructs it into a minimalistic set of lines that resemble a flock of marsh birds or a leggy kinetic structure.

The genius of this composition lies in the deconstruction of one art form to create another entirely: considering that the title includes the word “Paris” it can be presumed Bothwell was referring to the feathery erotic dance that saw great popularity in the City of Lights from the 1930s through the ‘60s, whose choreography is meant to portray a soft femininity that is fluid in movement. Here, Bothwell strips the dance into a sharp, simple language, never disregarding the movement, only amplifying it.

 

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