The Javanese dancers had come to the Paris to perform in the colonial section of the Paris Exposition Universal of 1889. They were so popular that they remained for a time performing in theaters and became part of cosmopolitan chic that was prevalent in the wake of the Exposition.
Sargent, not one to pass up an opportunity to paint exotic beauty, did a number of studies and oils of the Javanese Dancers.
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A Javanese Girl at Her Toilet 1889 |
Javanese dancer sketch 1889 ? |
A Javanese Dancer 1889 |
Sargent's Women, Adelson Galleries, New York, 2003
Ratcliff, Carter, "John Singer Sargent," Abbeville Press, New York, 1982.
Ratcliff, "John Singer Sargent," New York, 1982, P.122
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SIRIS IAP: 86660028
CMM: K8913