The Dance

Details

Ralph Cahoon (1910-1982)
The Dance
signed R. Cahoon 9 (illeg) lower right corner
oil on plywood
26 x 21 ¾ in.

Exhibited

Cotuit, Massachusetts, Cahoon Museum of American Art, Consider the Source: Influences on Ralph and Martha Cahoon's Early Paintings, 8 August - 1 October 2006.

Lot Essay

The Dance exhibits many compositional elements taken directly from William Sidney Mount's Rustic Dance After a Sleigh Ride, 1830 (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 48.458) including the central figures, tall case clock and garland decoration.

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