Untitled
23
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
23
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 23 by Jules Bouvier, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print by Jules Bouvier shows ballet dancers in action. It’s a snapshot of how ballet changed in the 1840s, moving from male stars to ballerinas as the focus. The male dancer’s job was to lift and steady the ballerina, making her look light on her toes. Bouvier’s image isn’t realistic—real lifts wouldn’t look like this. Try looking up Romanticism next.
The lithograph depicts a pas de deux from the 19th century, showing the male dancer supporting the ballerina in a stylized lift. The man stands on one leg with the other extended behind him, wearing a white tunic with gold trim and black shoes, while lifting the woman around her waist. The ballerina’s right foot touches the floor, her left foot points outward, and her arms curve above her head; she wears a white bodice with gold detailing, a blue sash, and a blue pill-box hat with white trim. The scene is set in a drawing room with a sofa and vase of flowers, and the print’s upper corners are…
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Jules Bouvier made 19th-century lithographs that turned leading ballet dancers into star prints.
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