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Anna Behle (1876–1966), Dancer, Eurhythmics Teacher and Singing Teacher, 1906
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    Anna Behle (1876–1966), Dancer, Eurhythmics Teacher and Singing Teacher, 1906

    TitleAnna Behle (1876–1966), Dancer, Eurhythmics Teacher and Singing Teacher, 1906
  • Technique/ MaterialOil on canvas
  • DimensionsDimensions: (h x b) 151 x 75 cm
  • DatingExecuted 1906
  • Artist/Maker Artist: Maj Bring, Swedish, born 1880, dead 1971
  • Depicted PersonAnna Behle, Swedish, born 1876, dead 1966
  • CategoryPaintings, Paintings
  • Classificationpainting
  • Inventory No.NMGrh 3112
  • AcquisitionDonated 1966 by Maj Bring, Stockholm
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    Anna Behle introduced modern dance to Sweden. This portrait was made the year she saw Isadora Duncan dance. Behle studied eurhythmics under Émile Jaques-Dalcroze and ancient sculpture at the Nationalmuseum. In 1907 she opened a dance institute in Stockholm. Maj Bring painted her portrait while a student of Carl Wilhelmson. He made certain “corrections”, causing the artist to lose her self-confidence. It would be a long time before she was able to return to the work.