The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Adolf Bolm in Le Carnaval

Adolf Bolm in Le Carnaval

1910
(British, 1878–1972)
Image: 19.2 x 14 cm (7 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.); Paper: 20.3 x 14.7 cm (8 x 5 13/16 in.); Framed: 30.5 x 35.6 cm (12 x 14 in.)
© E.O. Hoppé Estate Collection / Curatorial Inc.
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Bolm, a lead dancer of the Ballets Russes, ended up playing an important role in the development of American ballet as a teacher, performer, and choreographer.

Description

The Carnival, set during a masked ball, uses characters and costumes based on the commedia dell’arte, a form of Italian theatrical comedy in the 16th through 18th centuries. Bolm plays Pierrot the sad clown. His friends make fun of him because he is spurned by Butterfly, with whom he is in love. Emil Otto Hoppé became close friends with Bolm during the London seasons of the Ballets Russes.
  • (Classic Photographics, Whitley Bay, United Kingdom)
    March 4, 2019
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Photographs in Ink. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 20, 2022-April 2, 2023).
  • {{cite web|title=Adolf Bolm in Le Carnaval|url=false|author=Emil Otto Hoppé|year=1910|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2019.41