Why it matters
La Danse is one of the most famous paintings by Matisse and characteristic of his Fauvist period. He later reproduced it as a decorative element in several other paintings.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1910 for Sergei Shchukin, together with Music.
- It measures 260 × 391 cm.
- A 1909 study, Dance I, is in the Museum of Modern Art.
Based on the French Wikipedia article La Danse II (CC BY-SA 4.0).
