Jules Tavernier's Painting "Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse" l Met Collects
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"Does hindsight intensify meaning?" Elizabeth Kornhauser on Jules Tavernier's Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse
Jules Tavernier (American, born France, 1844–1889). Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California, 1878. Made in San Francisco, California, United States. Oil on canvas; 48 x 72 1/4 in. (121.9 x 183.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Marguerite and Frank A. Cosgrove Jr. Fund, 2016 (2016.135)
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Jules Tavernier (American, born France, 1844–1889). Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California, 1878. Made in San Francisco, California, United States. Oil on canvas; 48 x 72 1/4 in. (121.9 x 183.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Marguerite and Frank A. Cosgrove Jr. Fund, 2016 (2016.135)
MetCollects introduces highlights of works of art recently acquired by the Met through gifts and purchases. Discover a new work each month.