Ambrose McEvoy, A.R.A. (1878-1927)
Ambrose McEvoy, A.R.A. (1878-1927)

Lydia Lopokova in Spanish costume

Details
Ambrose McEvoy, A.R.A. (1878-1927)
Lydia Lopokova in Spanish costume
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)
Painted circa 1920
Provenance
Sir John and Lady Witt.
Anon Sale; Christie's, 26 July 1957, lot 76.

Lot Essay

Lydia Lopokova was the principal ballerina of The Diaghilev Ballet which returned to London in the Autumn of 1918 generating great excitement. Lydia delighted audiences with her dancing and captivated all those who met her. She married Maynard Keynes in 1925.

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