E.O. Hoppe
The Firebird - Madame Thamar Karsavina and M. Adolph Bolm from E.O. Hoppe, Studies from the Russian Ballet 1913

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

The photographer Hoppe published four views of Tamara Karsavina and Adolph Bolm in his 1913 portfolio. His moody studies were reproduced by the rotogravure technique, in tones ranging from dark grey to brown, almost sepia. Hoppe's renditions of the dancers alternated from close-ups to complex, dramatic full-figure poses. He captured the mysterious character of the ornately-decorated Firebird as played by Karsavina, with Bolm as the romantic Prince.