Guide to the Ernst Oppler illustrations of Anna Pavlova in "The Dying Swan" C0453
Ernst Oppler illustrations of Anna Pavlova in "The Dying Swan"
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Elizabeth Beckman
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
Public Domain. There are no known restrictions.
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Ernst Oppler illustrations of Anna Pavlova in "The Dying Swan," C0453, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Purchased by Steve Gerber from Schubertiade Music on 1/20/2011.
Processing Information
Processing completed by Elizabeth Beckman in November 2019. EAD markup completed by Elizabeth Beckman in November 2019. This item was formerly part of the Performing Arts Manuscript Materials collection, C0215.
Biographical Information
Anna Pavlova (1881-1931) was the most famous ballerina of the early 20th century. Born in Russia, she trained with the Imperial Ballet School and danced with the Russian Imperial Ballet from 1899 until 1913 (John F. Kennedy Center, "Anna Pavlova"). She toured the world and also danced with Sergei Diaghlev's Ballets Russes. In 1913, she relocated permanently to the United Kingdom and formed her own dance company (Victoria and Albert Museum, "Anna Pavlova"). Pavlova's famous solo, "The Dying Swan," was performed to music by Camille Saint-Saens.
German artist Ernst Oppler (1867-1929) sketched and made engravings of Anna Pavlova and several other dancers associated with the Ballets Russes ("Ernst Oppler," "Oppler, Ernst").
Scope and Content
Four drypoint etchings of Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova in various poses from the famous ballet solo "The Dying Swan," dated 1914, 1917, and circa 1924 (one is undated). According to the dealer from whom they were purchased, the etchings are numbers 7,8, 21, and 22 of a series of etchings by German artist Ernst Oppler.
Arrangement
The etchings are arranged in chronological order - 1914, 1917, circa 1924, and undated.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Ballet
- Dying swan (Choreographic work : Fokine)
- Pavlova, Anna, 1881-1931
Bibliography
"Ernst Oppler," art-scene.tv, 2018, accessed November 14, 2019. https://www.art-scene.tv/en/events/details/cr/all/c/ernst-oppler.html
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, "Anna Pavlova," kennedy-center.org, accessed November 14, 2019. https://www.kennedy-center.org/Artist/A3516
"Oppler, Ernst." Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00133288
Victoria and Albert Museum, "Anna Pavlova," vam.ac.uk, 2016, accessed November 14, 2019. http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/a/anna-pavlova/
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Oppler, Ernst, 1867-1929
- Pavlova, Anna, 1881-1931