Ballet Dancer Seated on a Stool
Matisse arranged the color in this work with skill and delicacy comparable to the composition of musical harmonies. The dancer immediately draws the viewer’s eye with her brightly-colored green and pink costume emphatically energized by the cool blue monotone backdrop.
Original Medium: Oil on canvas
Original Size: 32 1/8 x 23 7/8 in.
Date: 1927
Location: Baltimore Museum of Art