Feliks Topolski Collection
Drawing
1946 (drawn)
1946 (drawn)
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Drawing by Feliks Topolski showing a scene from the ballet Adam Zero, Sadler's Wells Ballet, 1946. Adam Zero premiered at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 1946. The ballet with chreographed by Sir Robert Helpmann (1909-1986) to music composed by Arthur Bliss (1891-1975).
Object details
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| Title | Feliks Topolski Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing by Feliks Topolski showing a scene from the ballet Adam Zero, Sadler's Wells Ballet, 1946. |
| Physical description | Pen and brown ink sketch on cream paper. In the foregound are a group of full length figures, some standing, some crouching with rough areas of shading hinting at facial details. In the background are a group of smaller figures huddling together. It shows a scene from the ballet Adam Zero at the Sadler's Wells Ballet, 1946. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | '25'/Adam Zero/rehearsal/(illegible) (Handwritten annotation in pencil on the rear of the sketch) |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Literary reference | Adam Zero |
| Summary | Drawing by Feliks Topolski showing a scene from the ballet Adam Zero, Sadler's Wells Ballet, 1946. Adam Zero premiered at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 1946. The ballet with chreographed by Sir Robert Helpmann (1909-1986) to music composed by Arthur Bliss (1891-1975). |
| Other number | 90 - Creator's reference no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.162-1979 |
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| Record created | December 23, 2010 |
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