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The Scarf Dance
The Scarf Dance
Object number1939.2.1

The Scarf Dance

DateNd
Artist (French, 1845-1902)
CultureFrench
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 24 x 39 3/8 in. (60.96 x 100.01 cm)
Framed: 30 7/8 x 46 x 2 13/16 in. (78.42 x 116.84 x 7.14 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Elon H. Hooker (Blanche Ferry, class of 1894)
On View
Not on view
Period19th c
Classification(s)
SignedSigned (LR): Benj. Constant
BibliographyBondil, Nathalie, ed., Benjamin-Constant: Marvels and Mirages of Orientalism (Paris: Edition Hazan, 2015), repr. fig. 213. ProvenanceCollections: Dexter Mason FerryThis work has been examined by the Provenance Project, 05-06
Exhibition HistoryWest Palm Beach, Florida, Norton Museum of Art, "Picturing French Style: Three Hundred Years of Art and Fashion," Febuary 1-April 27, 2003. (Mobile, Alabama, Mobile Museum of Art, September 6, 2002-January 12, 2003.)

Paris, France, Musee des Augustins, Toulouse, France, "Benjamin-Constant and Orientalism During the French Republic," October 4, 2014 - January 4, 2015.

Montreal, Canada, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, "Benjamin-Constant and Orientalism During the French Republic," January 26 - June 7, 2015.

Palm Beach, Florida, Flagler Museum, "Harem: Unveiling the Mystery of Orientalist Art," January 24 - April 16, 2017
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email loebcollections@vassar.edu
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