Anders Zorn's painting immediately attracts attention with its contrast composition. The picture is divided into two parts - light and dark, although a one whole space is shown, only partially separated by a curtain. But this duality is so striking that it's hard to believe that the artist's goal was just a light contrast. In the lighted zone there is a ball, couples are dancing, fun reigns here, it's a holiday and everything is obvious. In the shaded space, people's mood is not very clear, and the [Expand]
reigning atmosphere is not something that is negative, but implicit, fuzzy, gives scope to the imagination of the viewer, even a woman is dark dressed. On this contrasting background the dancing couple looks even more intriguing, it seems it moves from one part of the hall to the other, from light to darkness, and maybe the other way around ... In general, the dance atmosphere is very successfully transmitted by a broad, slightly impressionistic brushstroke. The artist is famous for the use of a game of light and shadow, on this canvas it is particularly impressive.
Anders Zorn's painting immediately attracts attention with its contrast composition. The picture is divided into two parts - light and dark, although a one whole space is shown, only partially separated by a curtain. But this duality is so striking that it's hard to believe that the artist's goal was just a light contrast. In the lighted zone there is a ball, couples are dancing, fun reigns here, it's a holiday and everything is obvious. In the shaded space, people's mood is not very clear, and the [Expand]
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