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Dancing Doll

Selma Sandler

National Gallery of Art

The sculpture portrays a stylized human figure standing upright, with elongated arms and legs, a distinct head with facial features. The figure is dark-colored and attached to a flat brown platform, part of a larger base structure with a string or wire mechanism. The base is a mix of brown and green tones, suggesting wood and possibly other materials. The sculpture's appearance implies it is an automaton or mechanical figure.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions
3256 × 4430 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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