Ballet in Art - Henri Moreau and Elizabeth Bridge
Ballerinas Putting on their Shoes
This lovely Belgian Impressionist figurative oil painting is by noted artist Henri Moreau. Although Belgian by birth, Moreau spent many years in France, moving to Paris in 1920 and one can see the influence of the French Impressionists in his work. In this painting, painted circa 1920, two young ballerinas are putting on their ballet shoes, one seated, one standing. Their tutus are a mass of froth around them. There is a table with two lovely gleaming red bowls and a vivid green bottle. In the mirror above we can see one ballerina reflected. There are such rich and vivid tones and the brushwork is just superb. Ballerina paintings are always popular but this is a particularly fine one and an excellent example of Moreau's work.
Signed lower left.
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Elizabeth Bridge (1912-1996)
Ballerinas - Pas de deux
This lovely British ballet oil painting is by noted artist Elizabeth Bridge. Painted in 1951, the composition is a male and female ballet dancer on stage doing a Pas de Deux. The light catches them beautifully and the green background zings off the canvas. A lovely ballet oil painting by a noted female artist.
Signed and dated 1951 lower left.
Provenance C. Dingley Fine Art Dealers London - label verso.
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