Enid Bell
Nightclub (Last Dance), c. 1945
Redwood on painted wood base
15 x 8 x 5 inches
38.1 x 20.3 x 12.7 cm
38.1 x 20.3 x 12.7 cm
Inscribed: ENID BELL
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Nightclub (Last Dance) demonstrates Enid Bell's technical mastery through its dynamic, distilled forms, capturing the pure essence of two figures locked in an embrace. Bell's flowing lines evoke the natural...
Nightclub (Last Dance) demonstrates Enid Bell's technical mastery through its dynamic, distilled forms, capturing the pure essence of two figures locked in an embrace. Bell's flowing lines evoke the natural rhythms of dancing couples, a motif she explored across multiple sculptures and materials. While this example is carved in wood, Bell worked extensively in terra-cotta, stone, marble, and alabaster. A celebrated artist and teacher, she exhibited at prestigious venues including the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the National Academy of Design, winning a Gold Medal at the 1937 Paris International Exposition.
Provenance
The artist; toThe estate of the artist, 1994; to
[Conner - Rosenkranz, New York, 1994]; to
The present owner, 1994
Exhibitions
Schoelkopf Gallery, New York, American Stories: The Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall Collection, January 17—February 28, 2025, no. 34Literature
Claire Ittner, Patricia Junker, and Carol Troyen, American Stories: The Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall Collection, New York: Schoelkopf Gallery, 2025, p. 80, no. 34Subscribe to our mailing list to receive updates from the gallery
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