The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 16, 2024

Sofia Fedorova in Cleopatra

Sofia Fedorova in Cleopatra

1911
(British, 1878–1972)
Image: 19.3 x 13.5 cm (7 5/8 x 5 5/16 in.); Paper: 20.5 x 14.4 cm (8 1/16 x 5 11/16 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?

The costumes and scenery for this production of Cleopatra used a palette that emphasized gold, lapis blue, malachite green, pink, orange, and violet.

Description

The “Russian ballet” referred to is the Ballets Russes, the most influential ballet company of the 20th century. Created by impresario Sergei Diaghilev and employing primarily dancers trained in Russia, the company operated between 1909 and 1929, touring Europe and North and South America. Sofia Fedorova (1879–1963) was trained at the Bolshoi School in Moscow and danced with the Ballets Russes from 1909 through 1928.
  • (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=Sofia Fedorova in Cleopatra|url=false|author=Emil Otto Hoppé|year=1911|access-date=16 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2019.42