Enrico Cecchetti Teaching a Class
Print
1920s (made)
1920s (made)
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Lithograph of Enrico Cecchetti. Full length male figure seated in a swivel chair facing to viewer's left, wearing a three piece suit, a bow tie and a fitted cap and holding a cane. On the wall behind him, a timetable listing exercises for Saturday (Samedi) and an image of a ballerina. Lithograph signed R Schwabe.
Object details
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| Title | Enrico Cecchetti Teaching a Class (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Lithograph of ballet teacher, Enrico Cecchetti, seated in a swivel chair, by Randolph Schwabe, 1920s |
| Physical description | Lithograph of Enrico Cecchetti. Full length male figure seated in a swivel chair facing to viewer's left, wearing a three piece suit, a bow tie and a fitted cap and holding a cane. On the wall behind him, a timetable listing exercises for Saturday (Samedi) and an image of a ballerina. Lithograph signed R Schwabe. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'R Schwabe' (Printed signature, lower right hand corner) |
| Gallery label | Ballet Master Cecchetti is seated in his London studio, watching his pupils. Traditionally dance teachers used a cane to beat time. There was a set class for each day of the week and behind his chair is the list of classes for Saturday (Samedi). Cecchetti taught dancing derived from the Italian style. His classes were published for future generations with illustrations by Swabe.(26/10/2020) |
| Credit line | Cyril W. Beaumont Bequest |
| Object history | The print came to the Museum as part of the Cyril Beaumont Bequest. Schwabe produced illustrations and prints for several of Beaumont's publications, mostly relating to the Diaghilev Ballets Russes. |
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| Accession number | S.353-2019 |
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| Record created | July 25, 2019 |
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