The Sword Dance

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The Sword Dance (4 variations)
Siemiradzki, Henryk — Taniec wśród mieczów (composite of 4 variations).jpg
ArtistHenryk Siemiradzki
Year1881—1898
MediumOil on canvas
Locationdiverse

The Sword Dance (Polish: Taniec wśród mieczów) is a 19th-century painting series by the Polish painter Henryk Siemiradzki. It is also known as Dance Amongst Daggers, Dance Amongst Swords among others. It depicts a nude woman who dances between swords while a group of women play music and a few men watch. The setting is Italian and there have been several interpretations of what exactly the painting depicts.[1]

Siemiradzki made four versions, each with a slightly different composition and colour scheme. One of the versions, originally commissioned by K. T. Soldatenkov, is located at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. Another version was sold at auction in 2011 for 2,098,500 dollars, which was the new record for a Siemiradzki painting.[1][2] The record was held until 2013, when Un naufragé mendiant was sold for 1,082,500 Pound sterling.[2][3] All are painted with oil paint on canvas.

Variations[]

No. year size Museum/collection image
1. 1881 120 x 225 cm Tretyakov Gallery 1881 Siemiradzki Tanz der Schwerter anagoria.JPG
2. 1881 56.5 x 102 cm private collection Taniec wśród mieczów.jpg
3. 1887 77 x 155 cm private collection Henryk Siemiradzki - Taniec wśród mieczów (1887).jpg
4. unknown unknown private collection[4] Siemiradzki Taniec wsrod mieczy Sotheby.jpeg

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Henryk Siemiradzki: The Sword Dance". Sotheby's. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  2. ^ a b Micińska, Ania (2013-11-26). "Siemiradzki Skyrockets in London". Culture.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  3. ^ "Henri Ippolitovich Semiradsky: Un naufragé mendiant". Sotheby's. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". www.mkidn.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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