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The Waltz (French: La valse) or The Waltzers (French: Les valseurs) is a sculpture by French artist Camille Claudel. It depicts two figures, a man and a woman, locked in an amorous embrace as they dance a waltz. The work was inspired by Claudel's burgeoning love affair with her mentor and employer Auguste Rodin. Various versions were made from ...
Camille Claudel was born in Fère-en-Tardenois, Aisne, [6] in northern France, the first child of a family of farmers and gentry.Her father, Louis-Prosper Claudel, dealt in mortgages and bank transactions.
Künstlerleben ("Artist's Life"), Op. 316 is a waltz written by Johann Strauss II in 1867, following closely on the success of the popular "The Blue Danube". Austria was severely shaken the previous year 1866 by the crushing defeat that the Austrian army suffered in the Battle of Königgrätz and many of the year's festivities and balls were cancelled as the prevalent depressing mood affected ...
Jean-Jacques Waltz (23 February 1873, Colmar – 10 June 1951), also known as "Oncle Hansi", or simply "Hansi" ("little John") was a French artist of Alsatian origin. He was a staunch pro-French activist, and is famous for his quaint drawings, some of which contain harsh critiques of the Germans of the time.
Walt Cassidy (born November 21, 1972) is a New York City-based artist, author and curator notable for his contemporary art, books and participation in the New York City Club Kids culture. His exploratory art, writing and design emphasizes narrative abstraction and aestheticism while addressing autobiographical themes of subculture, gender ...
Shūzō Oshimi (押見 修造, Oshimi Shūzō, born 1981) is a Japanese manga artist who publishes works primarily for Kodansha. He made his debut with Superfly in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine. He is best known for his manga Drifting Net Cafe, The Flowers of Evil, Happiness, and Blood on the Tracks. His works have been adapted into many ...
Harold Wayne King (February 16, 1901 – July 16, 1985) was an American musician, songwriter, and bandleader with a long association with both NBC and CBS. [1] [2] He was referred to as "the Waltz King" because much of his most popular music involved waltzes; "The Waltz You Saved for Me" was his standard set-closing song in live performance and on numerous radio broadcasts at the height of his ...
Stella Vine (born Melissa Jane Robson, 1969) is an English artist, who lives and works in London.Her work is figurative painting, with subjects drawn from personal life, as well as from rock stars, royalty, and other celebrities.