Which artist produced two versions titled Dance I (1909) and Dance II (1910)?

Which artist produced two versions titled Dance I (1909) and Dance II (1910)?

• A. Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa (Louvre) & Mona Lisa (Isleworth) c. 16th century
• B. Vincent van Gogh, Bedroom in Arles 1888-1889
• C. Lin-Manuel Miranda, This One's Mine 2018
• D. Henri Matisse, Dance I 1909 & Dance II 1910

Answer: (D)

Two versions with the same title and just a year apart show how an artist revisits a motif, exploring color, line, and movement to push the idea further. Henri Matisse produced Dance I in 1909 and Dance II in 1910, illustrating his Fauvist approach: bold, pure color, simplified shapes, and a strong sense of rhythm that makes the dancers feel almost musical. The sequential titles signal that the artist is refining or varying the composition while keeping the same central idea of communal movement. The other options don’t fit this pairing of same-titled works in consecutive years. Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa exists in related forms, but not as a Dance I/II pair; Van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles is a single work; Lin-Manuel Miranda is a modern artist with different kinds of projects.

Two versions with the same title and just a year apart show how an artist revisits a motif, exploring color, line, and movement to push the idea further. Henri Matisse produced Dance I in 1909 and Dance II in 1910, illustrating his Fauvist approach: bold, pure color, simplified shapes, and a strong sense of rhythm that makes the dancers feel almost musical. The sequential titles signal that the artist is refining or varying the composition while keeping the same central idea of communal movement.

The other options don’t fit this pairing of same-titled works in consecutive years. Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa exists in related forms, but not as a Dance I/II pair; Van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles is a single work; Lin-Manuel Miranda is a modern artist with different kinds of projects.