Who sculpted Luchtdanser?

Luchtdanser was sculpted by Eddy Roos.

Where is Luchtdanser?

Luchtdanser stands in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.

What is Luchtdanser made of?

Luchtdanser is a bronze and stainless steel sculpture.

Can I use the photographs of Luchtdanser on this page?

Each photograph carries its own credit and licence in its caption. The main photograph is credited to Marcel Douwe Dekker (CC BY-SA 4.0). Check the caption before reusing any of them — the terms belong to the photograph, not to this page.

Luchtdanser

Also known as De Luchtdanseres

A bronze female dancer by Eddy Roos balancing on her feet inside a large stainless-steel ring on a tapered base, 325 cm high and 225 cm across. It stands on the small square at the Delfshaven metro entrance (Jan Kruijffstraat, Rotterdam), where it has been since 1988; the commission was funded under the percentage-for-art rules for the metro construction, with the RET as owner. Roos was the one sculptor chosen from a field of 37 for the sketch commission; he worked from studio models and enlarged the figure himself, and showed it at the Singer Museum, Laren, before installation. He has said the figure grew out of modern-dance choreography, Indian art and Chagall's later work, and described the ring as a cosmic dance pattern of expansion and contraction; his own title for it is De Luchtdanseres (1985–87). Sources: BKOR (Beeldende Kunst Openbare Ruimte Rotterdam), Luchtdanser; eddyroos.nl, Opdracht Luchtdanseres.

Sculptor: Eddy Roos
Made: 1988
Material: Bronze and stainless steel
Where: Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Coordinates: 51.91042, 4.44586 — open the map
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Who sculpted Luchtdanser?: Luchtdanser was sculpted by Eddy Roos.
Where is Luchtdanser?: Luchtdanser stands in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.
When was Luchtdanser made?: Luchtdanser dates from 1988.
What is Luchtdanser made of?: Luchtdanser is a bronze and stainless steel sculpture.
Can I use the photographs of Luchtdanser on this page?: Each photograph carries its own credit and licence in its caption. The main photograph is credited to Marcel Douwe Dekker (CC BY-SA 4.0). Check the caption before reusing any of them — the terms belong to the photograph, not to this page.

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