Russian Dancer
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
26.1 × 29.2 × 12.8 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
American Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
Accession Number
1926.1547
Tags
Cleveland Institute of Art (faculty)May Showmale
About this artwork
A Lithuanian immigrant, Blazys introduced modernist sculpture to Cleveland upon his arrival in 1925. These figures merge rhythmic movement inspired by music with faceted, geometric planes derived from Cubism.