Not currently on display at the V&A

Set Design

1945 (Drawn)
Artist/Maker
Doboujinsky, Mstislav (Set designer)

Elaborate swagged curtains in shades of blue, decorated with Imperial Russian insignia and trimmed with ermine; at the back, through gates embellished with the Imperial eagle can be seen the St Petersburg skyline. Pencil, watercolour and gouache. Signed and dated M Doboujinsky 1945.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Designs
Dance
Object type
Set design
Materials and techniques
Pencil, watercolour and gouache on art board
Pencil
Watercolour
Gouache
Art Board
Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description
Set design by Mstislav Dobujinsky for George Balanchine's ballet Ballet Imperial, dated 1945.
Physical description
Elaborate swagged curtains in shades of blue, decorated with Imperial Russian insignia and trimmed with ermine; at the back, through gates embellished with the Imperial eagle can be seen the St Petersburg skyline. Pencil, watercolour and gouache. Signed and dated M Doboujinsky 1945.
Dimensions
  • Height: 219mm
  • Width: 269mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • "M Doboujinsky 1945" (Signature; date; Lower right hand corner; Handwriting; Pen and ink)
  • "C. W. Beaumont" (Signature; Reverse top centre; Handwriting; Ballpoint pen)
Credit line
Cyril W. Beaumont Bequest
Object history
Doboujinsky designed George Balanchine's ballet "Ballet Imperial" for the premiere by American Ballet in 1941 and for the production by Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo in 1944. There appear to be minor differences between the designs and, despite the date of 1945 on the drawing, this design appears to relate to the earlier rather than the later production.
The design came to the Museum as part of the Cyril Beaumont Bequest.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.261-2000

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Record createdMay 8, 2001
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O58734/set-design-doboujinsky-mstislav/
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