Drawing
September 1924 (drawn)
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This pen and ink portrait on paper by Laura Knight shows Stanislaw Idzikowski (1894-1977) in his dressing room at the Coliseum Theatre, making up during the Idzikowski Company season, September 1924.
Though Idzikowski danced with the Ballets Russes between 1914 and 1929 he left the company for a brief period in 1924 to dance with Lopokova at the Coliseum and with Comte de Beaumont's ‘Soirées de Paris’, then rejoined Diaghilev (1925-9).
Though Idzikowski danced with the Ballets Russes between 1914 and 1929 he left the company for a brief period in 1924 to dance with Lopokova at the Coliseum and with Comte de Beaumont's ‘Soirées de Paris’, then rejoined Diaghilev (1925-9).
Object details
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| Brief description | Pen and ink portrait on paper by Laura Knight of Stanislaw Idzikowski (1894-1977) in his dressing room at the Coliseum Theatre, making up during the Idzikowski Company season, September 1924. |
| Physical description | Idzikowski is shown seated at a table making up in prepartion for a performance. He is wearing a loose dressing gown patterned with a circular motif and holds a mirror in his left hand, dabbing at his face with the other. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Idzikowski making up/ Coliseum Laura Knight/Sept 1924' (Inscribed in the bottom right corner) |
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| Summary | This pen and ink portrait on paper by Laura Knight shows Stanislaw Idzikowski (1894-1977) in his dressing room at the Coliseum Theatre, making up during the Idzikowski Company season, September 1924. Though Idzikowski danced with the Ballets Russes between 1914 and 1929 he left the company for a brief period in 1924 to dance with Lopokova at the Coliseum and with Comte de Beaumont's ‘Soirées de Paris’, then rejoined Diaghilev (1925-9). |
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| Accession number | S.309-1980 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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