La Danseuse Diane Belli

Jean-Gabriel Domergue (French, 1889-1962) - La Danseuse Diane Belli, 1923 (Gouache, watercolour, charcoal and pencil on paper laid down on canvas) - Domergue exquisitely captures the exuberance and insouciance of this hedonist age through his subject, Diane Belli, the essence of la garçonne, the emancipated woman with a passion for the latest in fashion, hairstyle and dance. The sensuously clad dancer wears a costume which clings to her beautifully athletic body…