The Dancing Girl (sculpture in Warsaw)
 The statue in 2014. | |
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| 52°14′39″N 21°03′02″E / 52.244031°N 21.050529°E | |
| Location | Skaryszew Park, Praga-South, Warsaw, Poland |
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| Designer | Stanisław Jackowski |
| Type | Statue |
| Material | Bronze |
| Height | 165 cm |
| Opening date | 6 August 1927 |
The Dancing Girl (Polish: Tancerka) is a 1927 bronze statue by Stanisław Jackowski, located in Warsaw, Poland. It is placed in the Skaryszew Park, within the neighbourhood of Saska Kępa in the district of Praga-South. It was unveiled on 6 August 1927. The sculpture depicts a female dancer.
History
[edit]The sculpture was designed by Stanisław Jackowski. It was cast from bronze in the Bracia Łopieńscy metal workshops in Warsaw, Poland.[1][2] The artist based in on posing for him dancer Halina Schmolz.[3]
The Dancing Girl unveiled on 6 August 1927 in the Skaryszew Park in Warsaw, by the city mayor Zygmunt Słomiński. It was the first sculpture in the park.[1][2]
It was temporary removed in 2006 for renovations, after its pedestal was deemed too demaged. It was again renovated in 2017.[4]
Characteristics
[edit]The sculpture is placed in the centre of a rose garden in Skaryszew Park, within the neighbourhood of Saska Kępa in the district of Praga-South. It is a bronze statue depicting a female dancer in an extatic dance pose. She stands on her toes, have her arms raised above the torso, with relaxed hands, and her head is tilted to the back and upwards, and is facing to the left. She is wearing a light dress with her left breast exposed.[1][2] Her likeness was based on dancer Halina Szmolcówna who posed for the work.[3] The statue has the height of 165 cm, and weights 235 kg. It is placed on a tall stone pedestal.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Magdalena Piwowar, Grzegorz Piątek, Jarosław Trybuś: SAS. Ilustrowany atlas architektury Saskiej Kępy. Warsaw: Centrum Architektury, 2012, p. 64. ISBN 978-83-934574-0-3. (in Polish)
- ^ a b c d Petrozolin-Skowrońska (editor): Encyklopedia Warszawy. Warsaw: Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, 1994. ISBN 83-01-08836-2. (in Polish).
- ^ a b "Halina Szmolcówna i Grzegorz Fitelberg". muzeumwarszawy.pl (in Polish). 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Rzeźba 'Tancerka' – Park Skaryszewski". twoja-praga.pl (in Polish).