19th -20th centuries · Ballet, ball and modern movement

Dancer paintings capture training, spectacle, celebration and rhythm by transforming the body into composition.

In the 19th century, dance became a major subject of modern life. Degas observes repetitions, fatigue and technical gestures rather than just the brilliance of the stage. Renoir paints the sociability of the popular ball in vibrant light. Toulouse-Lautrec simplifies silhouettes and movement to translate the energy of the cabaret. Matisse finally reduces the body to an almost universal colored circle. From ballet to collective dance, each artist invents a different way of making time visible in a still image. From ballet to collective dance, each artist invents a different way of making time visible in a still image. From ballet to collective dance, each artist invents a different way of making time visible in a still image. From ballet to collective dance, each artist invents a different way of making time visible in a still image. From ballet to collective dance, each artist invents a different way of making time visible in a still image. From ballet to collective dance, each artist invents a different way of making time visible in a still image. From ballet to collective dance, each artist invents a different way of making time visible in a still image. From ballet to collective dance, each artist invents

Painting dance consists of retaining a movement without stopping it: rhythm, imbalance and repetition must continue to circulate in the canvas.