Artwork

The Red Shoes | The Price of Perfection

4000 ILS

שמן על קנבס
120 × 70 cm
2020

'The Red Shoes' shows a dancer in a white tutu and red ballet shoes, seated in thought against a black background, in a moment the audience never sees: the quiet between performances, when the body stops but the effort is still present. The red shoes draw the eye to the road behind perfection, to the discipline, fatigue and personal price beneath the precise beauty of dance. The ballerina is not shown as a performer but as a person left alone with everything the stage demands. Oil on canvas from 2020, 70 × 120 cm, signed with a certificate of authenticity. The white, the red and the dark ground create a dramatic focal point for a living room, a bedroom, a dance studio or a cultural space, and it works well on a tall, narrow wall with soft lighting. Available to buy or rent.

About this work & purchasing

This is a single original work, שמן על קנבס, 120 × 70 cm, 2020, painted by hand and signed by Eliran Bar-On. It ships with a signed certificate of authenticity and is not a print or a reproduction.

A purchase starts with a short message through the form or WhatsApp. I am happy to answer questions, send more photos of the work in natural light, and hold it for you without obligation until payment is complete.

The work is packed professionally and delivered to your door anywhere in Israel, or by insured shipping worldwide. It can be sent stretched on a wooden frame ready to hang, or rolled in a tube for local framing.

Not sure how it will look in your space? The wall preview shows the work at true size on a photo of your own wall, and I am glad to advise on placement, hanging height and lighting. See it on your wall

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The story behind the artwork

The Red Shoes focuses on a moment the audience does not see: the silence between performances, when the body pauses but the effort is still present. The red shoes draw the eye toward the path behind perfection—the discipline, fatigue, and personal cost beneath the precise beauty of dance. The seated ballerina appears not only as a performer, but as a person left alone with everything the stage demands.

For collectors and placement

A vertical 70×120 cm dance work in which white, red, and the dark background create a dramatic focal point. It suits a living room, bedroom, dance studio, or cultural space, and can work especially well on a tall, narrow wall with soft focused lighting.