Harlequin in 'Le Carnaval', a Ballet by Mikhail Fokine
Painting
early 20th century (painted)
early 20th century (painted)
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Full length male dancer with left hand under chin and right on hip, wearing black skull cap and half mask, white shirt with black flowing cravat, tights decorated in red, cream and green lozenges, white socks and black shoes. Oil paint and gouache. Signed and inscribed: W. S. Lakeman. A mon ami C. W. Beaumont.
Object details
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| Title | Harlequin in 'Le Carnaval', a Ballet by Mikhail Fokine |
| Materials and techniques | Oil and gouache on art board |
| Brief description | Painting, harlequin in Mikhail Fokine's ballet Le Carnaval by W S Lakeman, early 20th century |
| Physical description | Full length male dancer with left hand under chin and right on hip, wearing black skull cap and half mask, white shirt with black flowing cravat, tights decorated in red, cream and green lozenges, white socks and black shoes. Oil paint and gouache. Signed and inscribed: W. S. Lakeman. A mon ami C. W. Beaumont. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Credit line | Cyril W. Beaumont Bequest |
| Object history | In his autobiography Bookseller at the Ballet (Beaumont, London, 1975), Beaumont refers to 'an attractive poster' designed by Lakeman for Nijinsky's Palace Theatre season, after he had left Diaghilev, in 1914, showing Nijinsky as Harlequin, although Beaumont refers to the background as 'the original green curtain surround.' (p152). This painting may have been the artwork for a poster or a copy after it. The painting came to the Museum as part of the Cyril Beaumont Bequest. |
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| Accession number | S.433-2000 |
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| Record created | February 19, 2001 |
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