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Feliks Topolski Collection, by Feliks Topolski, 1948

Feliks Topolski Collection

Feliks Topolski

1948

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

Overview

Feliks Topolski Collection is a 1948 by Feliks Topolski, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Feliks Topolski
When & what style?
1948
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This is a drawing from 1948, created by Feliks Topolski. It's based on a scene from a play. The drawing depicts characters from The Playboy of the Western World, including Liam Redmond as Christopher Mahon and Eithne Dunne as Margaret Flaherty. The play was produced at the Mercury Theatre in London. To learn more about the artist's style and other works, look up the artist: Topolski, Feliks.

The story of this work

Overview

A 1948 brown ink drawing on white paper by Feliks Topolski depicts a scene from J. M. Synge’s *The Playboy of the Western World* as staged at London’s Mercury Theatre, featuring Liam Redmond as Christopher Mahon, Eithne Dunne as Margaret Flaherty, Wilfrid Brambell as Shawn Keogh, and Elspeth March as Widow Quin. The sheet is backed on card.

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About the artist

Portrait of Feliks Topolski
Artist

Feliks Topolski

Feliks Topolski (14 August 1907 – 24 August 1989) was a Polish expressionist painter and draughtsman working primarily in the United Kingdom.

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