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Print Collection

Peter Bax

1927

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Early Modern

Dominant colour

Print Collection is a 1927 by Peter Bax, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Peter Bax
When & what style?: 1927
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

Peter Bax made this print around 1927. It shows London’s Theatre Royal, Drury Lane at night, with its big columns glowing in the dark. Bax knew the theater inside out—he worked there as a stage manager and designer before moving to radio in 1934. That background probably shaped how he framed the scene. Check out Bax’s later work at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

A black-and-white print on card depicts a night-time view of the open stage door of London’s Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, framed by the theatre’s sturdy Ionic pillars as seen from Russell Street in Covent Garden. The image is titled *The Stage Door* and may suggest rain-washed streets in its depiction. The print was produced by Peter Bax, who worked at the theatre as a stage manager and designer before joining the BBC in 1934. It was later acquired in 1987 as part of a collection from the estate of actress Myrette Morven, whose career included notable appearances in Drury Lane productions…

Read the full account in the museum source.