Scheherazade
Print
1920-1929 (made)
1920-1929 (made)
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Print of a line drawing of the final scene of Mikhail Fokine's ballet Scheherazade which captured the audiences immagination when created by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1910. In a room with boldly decorated swagged curtains to left, and a balustrade glimpsed through an arch at extreme right, a male figure (the favourite slave) lies dead beside a pile of floor cushions with geometric designs. Standing to the right are a woman, Zobeida, and a man, Shahryar, wearing Asian-inspired costume. Zobeida plunges a dagger into her breast.
Titled beneath the image: "Scheherazade. (Scene from the Russian Ballet). Drawn by W. S. Lakeman. Copyright, C. W. Beaumont & Co. London."
The print is a testimony to the enduring popularity of Mikhail Fokine's Scheherazade, The designs are clearly 'after' Leon Bakst, whose bold colours and decorative motifs, created as much a sensation as the subject-matter and choreography. There were innumerable prints 'after' Scheherazade and this in black and white hints at Bakst's own debt to Beardsley in his graphic style and erotic overtones.
Titled beneath the image: "Scheherazade. (Scene from the Russian Ballet). Drawn by W. S. Lakeman. Copyright, C. W. Beaumont & Co. London."
The print is a testimony to the enduring popularity of Mikhail Fokine's Scheherazade, The designs are clearly 'after' Leon Bakst, whose bold colours and decorative motifs, created as much a sensation as the subject-matter and choreography. There were innumerable prints 'after' Scheherazade and this in black and white hints at Bakst's own debt to Beardsley in his graphic style and erotic overtones.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Scheherazade (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printer's ink on paper |
| Brief description | Scheherazade (Scene from the Russian Ballet). Print by W.S. Lakeman, published by C. W. Beaumont & Co, London, 1920s. |
| Physical description | In a room with boldly decorated swagged curtains to left, and a balustrade glimpsed through an arch at extreme right, a male figure lies dead beside a pile of floor cushions with geometric designs. Standing to the right, a woman and a man wearing Asian-inspired costume, she with her right arm extended towards the man, whose back is turned on her, while the left plunges a dagger into her breast. Titled beneath the image: "Scheherazade. (Scene from the Russian Ballet). Drawn by W. S. Lakeman. Copyright, C. W. Beaumont & Co. London." |
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| Credit line | Cyril W. Beaumont Bequest |
| Object history | The print was commissioned by Cyril Beaumont for reproduction and sale in his shop. The print came to the Museum as part of the Cyril Beaumont Bequest. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Literary reference | Scheherazade |
| Summary | Print of a line drawing of the final scene of Mikhail Fokine's ballet Scheherazade which captured the audiences immagination when created by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1910. In a room with boldly decorated swagged curtains to left, and a balustrade glimpsed through an arch at extreme right, a male figure (the favourite slave) lies dead beside a pile of floor cushions with geometric designs. Standing to the right are a woman, Zobeida, and a man, Shahryar, wearing Asian-inspired costume. Zobeida plunges a dagger into her breast. Titled beneath the image: "Scheherazade. (Scene from the Russian Ballet). Drawn by W. S. Lakeman. Copyright, C. W. Beaumont & Co. London." The print is a testimony to the enduring popularity of Mikhail Fokine's Scheherazade, The designs are clearly 'after' Leon Bakst, whose bold colours and decorative motifs, created as much a sensation as the subject-matter and choreography. There were innumerable prints 'after' Scheherazade and this in black and white hints at Bakst's own debt to Beardsley in his graphic style and erotic overtones. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.347-2001 |
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| Record created | June 18, 2001 |
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