Monday, August 29, 2011

Dancing Bride

Dancing Bride 6"x 4"  $110.00
About 1750 a group of immigrant painters brought with them to America a style which has generally been described as Rococo.  An essentially courtly style, it had a hard going among the colonists who domesticated it, leaving its lightness and grace.  The style imported to America still had pretensions to aristocracy but was less pompous and more natural.  I was trying to imagine a colonial bride celebrating her wedding day by bursting into an impromptu dance.  I wanted also to convey her grace, charm, and prettiness and maybe hint at her social status and cultural refinement.

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