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Ozgurtosun
wrote on Mar 4, 2001:
Comment from "20th Century Art"
"Munch based this painting on mid summer celebrations at Aasgardstrand
in his native Norway. The woman in white, who looks like the artist's
girlfriend Tulla Larson, symbolizes virginity, the woman in red
stands for carnal knowledge and the figure in black, gazing jealously
at the dancers, represents old age. The distorted outlines and
the symbolic use of color in this work are typical of Munch and
are exemplified most famously by his work THE SCREAM." (20th
Century Art)
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Picture:
Edvard Munch: The Frieze
of Life.
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The Dance of Life, 1900
Oil on canvas
125.5 x 190.5 cm
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