Patience
Poster
ca.1920 (made)
ca.1920 (made)
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Poster advertising a touring D'Oyly Carte production of the opera Patience, ca.1920.
First opening in 1881, when Aestheticism was at its peak, this comic opera satirised the values and individuals, associated with an artistic movement which worshiped ‘beauty’ and promoted the ideal of ‘Art, for Art’s Sake.’ This poster features an image of the love-sick Reginald Bunthorne gazing at a lily, in turn being adored by two ‘Aesthetic’ maidens of his retinue, one of whom wears a sunflower-print dress, the lily and the sunflower being two flowers much admired by the Aesthetic movement.
The poster was not produced for the original production but rather for a tour after the series of revivals with new designs that Rupert D’Oyly Carte (1876-1948) mounted in London followingr the first World War. Rupert D’Oyly Carte had taken over the running of the company in 1913 after the death of his stepmother Helen Carte (1852-1913). D'Oyly Carte was on special duties for the Navy but still managed to bring the company back to London after 10 years for a 14-week run at the Prince’s Theatre, from 29 September 1919 to 31 January 1920.
First opening in 1881, when Aestheticism was at its peak, this comic opera satirised the values and individuals, associated with an artistic movement which worshiped ‘beauty’ and promoted the ideal of ‘Art, for Art’s Sake.’ This poster features an image of the love-sick Reginald Bunthorne gazing at a lily, in turn being adored by two ‘Aesthetic’ maidens of his retinue, one of whom wears a sunflower-print dress, the lily and the sunflower being two flowers much admired by the Aesthetic movement.
The poster was not produced for the original production but rather for a tour after the series of revivals with new designs that Rupert D’Oyly Carte (1876-1948) mounted in London followingr the first World War. Rupert D’Oyly Carte had taken over the running of the company in 1913 after the death of his stepmother Helen Carte (1852-1913). D'Oyly Carte was on special duties for the Navy but still managed to bring the company back to London after 10 years for a 14-week run at the Prince’s Theatre, from 29 September 1919 to 31 January 1920.
Object details
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| Title | Patience (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Poster advertising a touring D'Oyly Carte production of the opera Patience, ca.1920 |
| Physical description | Pictorial and typographic. Scene showing an effete young man absorbed in a flower and holding off two young admiring females. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Stamped with Enthoven collection, V.A.M. stamp. |
| Gallery label | Opening at the height of the Aesthetic Movement, Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera satirised this approach to life which emphasised the importance of art above everything else, and promoted the idea of ‘Art, for art’s sake.’ In the poster, the poet Bunthorne (modelled on Oscar Wilde) stands enraptured by a lily. Behind him, two lovesick maidens gaze earnestly at their idol.(16/08/2016) |
| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Object history | Associated Production: Patience. Playwright: W.S Gilbert, Composer: A.Sullivan. Company: The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. ca.1920. Performance category: opera. Production type: tour. |
| Summary | Poster advertising a touring D'Oyly Carte production of the opera Patience, ca.1920. First opening in 1881, when Aestheticism was at its peak, this comic opera satirised the values and individuals, associated with an artistic movement which worshiped ‘beauty’ and promoted the ideal of ‘Art, for Art’s Sake.’ This poster features an image of the love-sick Reginald Bunthorne gazing at a lily, in turn being adored by two ‘Aesthetic’ maidens of his retinue, one of whom wears a sunflower-print dress, the lily and the sunflower being two flowers much admired by the Aesthetic movement. The poster was not produced for the original production but rather for a tour after the series of revivals with new designs that Rupert D’Oyly Carte (1876-1948) mounted in London followingr the first World War. Rupert D’Oyly Carte had taken over the running of the company in 1913 after the death of his stepmother Helen Carte (1852-1913). D'Oyly Carte was on special duties for the Navy but still managed to bring the company back to London after 10 years for a 14-week run at the Prince’s Theatre, from 29 September 1919 to 31 January 1920. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Haill, Catherine. Theatre Posters. London : HMSO., 1983. 48p., ill. |
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| Accession number | S.21-1983 |
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