Betalo Rubino, Dramatic Dancer
- Artist
- Robert Henri, American, 1865–1929
- Date
- 1916
- Material
- Oil on canvas
- made in
- New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Paintings
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 334
- Dimensions
- 77 1/4 × 37 1/4 in. (196.2 × 94.6 cm)
framed: 87 9/16 × 47 11/16 × 4 1/16 in. (222.4 × 121.1 × 10.3 cm) - Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Rights
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- Object Number
- 841:1920
NOTES
Confident brushstrokes and bold color, as seen here, are hallmarks of Robert Henri’s best work. One reviewer commented, “one is struck immediately with the strength of the artist’s color, and if one may say it, the daring of it.”
Henri was captivating as a teacher and a painter. He advocated his students search for subjects in the city streets, which were teeming with the vitality of working class and immigrant crowds. Henri lectured, “What we need is an art that expresses the spirit of the people of today.” The flamboyant persona of Betalo Rubino, a Spanish dancer living in New York City, was a perfect fit for Henri’s dramatic palette.
Henri was captivating as a teacher and a painter. He advocated his students search for subjects in the city streets, which were teeming with the vitality of working class and immigrant crowds. Henri lectured, “What we need is an art that expresses the spirit of the people of today.” The flamboyant persona of Betalo Rubino, a Spanish dancer living in New York City, was a perfect fit for Henri’s dramatic palette.
Provenance
- 1920
Robert Henri (1865-1929), New York, NY
1920 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from the artist [1]
Notes:
[1] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, February 5, 1920.
Robert Henri (1865-1929), New York, NY
1920 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from the artist [1]
Notes:
[1] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, February 5, 1920.