Ballerina in Front of the Mirror: P.137-1961

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Ballerina in Front of the Mirror

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Shenderov, Aleksandr Semenovich

Entities

Print

Categories

Print

Description

Full-length view from behind of a ballerina seated in front of a mirror, her face reflected, looking down. She wears a tutu, her feet crossed and resting 'en pointe', her arms bent at the elbows and right hand raised to her face.

Notes

History note: Selected by Eric Chamberlain and Carl Winter from the exhibition, 'Lithographs by Twenty-Seven Soviet Artists' (Grosvenor Gallery, London, 9 May-10 June, 1961).

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1961-07) by The Perceval Fund

Dating

20th Century
Circa 1960 CE - 1961 CE

Note

Artist's Proof, 1/10 (the first impression of ten)

School or Style

Components of the work

Image Height 550 mm Width 330 mm
Sheet Height 630 mm Width 397 mm

Techniques used in production

Lithography : Colour printing

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: written using the cyrillic alphabet

Text: A Шендеров
Location: Lower right
Method of creation: Handwritten in pencil
Type: Signature

Inscription present: written using the cyrillic alphabet

Text: балерина перед зеркалом / 1/10
Location: Lower left
Method of creation: Handwritten in pencil
Type: Title

Text: 18
Location: Lower left
Method of creation: Handwritten in pen and ink
Type: Inscription

Text: 20
Location: Verso
Method of creation: Handwritten in pencil
Type: Inscription

References and bibliographic entries

Leningrad Lithography: Meeting Place page(s): 199

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.137-1961
Primary reference Number: 223216
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 17 July 2018 Updated: Monday 25 October 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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