Lindsay Kemp, <i>Between the Acts</i>
1962
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1962
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Lindsay Kemp, <i>Between the Acts</i> is a 1962 paint by Robert John Swan, a Post-Impressionism work, depicting Boy, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a bright stage set with a bold red curtain framing a lone dancer in a white leotard. The dancer’s pose is sharp and angular, like they’re caught mid-motion. The colors are simple—red, white, and black—but they make everything pop. Robert John Swan painted this in 1962. It’s from an era when artists mixed dance and visual art more. The dancer’s shadow stretches long across the floor, adding depth. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works from this time.
The painting depicts Lindsay Kemp seated on a high stool within an interior space, surrounded by paintings on the walls and a curtain to the right. He wears a black and white striped long-sleeved shirt, a black waistcoat, and pink footless tights, with bare feet. On the floor to his left lies a folded purple costume and a black hat adorned with a red hatband and red ostrich feathers. The work is signed and dated.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Robert John Swan painted portraits of real people in mid-20th-century Britain. His brush captured figures like Milton Rosmer in 1938 and Beatrix Fielden-Kaye in 1939, along with Lindsay Kemp in a 1962 portrait titled…
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