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Lydia Lopokova

Pablo Picasso, 1919

Lydia Lopokova (1892-1981) was one of the most popular dancers of the Ballets Russes under Diaghilev and toured Europe and the United States. When Diaghiliv died in 1927 she came out of retirement to help the embryonic English ballet companies. She married the economist Maynard Keynes in 1925 and together they were great enthusiasts of the Council for the Encouragement of Music and Arts which then developed into the Arts Council.

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Title of artwork, date

Lydia Lopokova, 1919

Date supported

1990

Medium and material

Pencil on card

Dimensions

36 x 25 cm

Grant

15000

Total cost

88000

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