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Study for Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California
Jules Tavernier American, born France
Not on view
Compelled by his French training to execute preliminary drawings for any grand commission, Tavernier made numerous trips to Clear Lake to examine the architecture of the roundhouse, make life portraits of the Elem Pomo, and to witness a ceremony firsthand. Of the dozens of oil sketches he is known to have made, this is the only one that has come to light: a study for the overall composition, made in his studio, that establishes the interior scene and the positions of the figures. An infrared reflectography examination has revealed extensive underdrawing. The study helps to establish Tavernier’s many compositional changes, revealing his thought process in developing the final composition.
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