Carmina Burana
Color Study for 'The Red Tunic'
Robert Heindel American Painter (1938 - 2005) Mixed Media on Vellum 16 inches (w) x 20 inches (h)
Color Study for 'The Red Tunic'
Robert Heindel American Painter (1938 - 2005) Mixed Media on Vellum 16 inches (w) x 20 inches (h)
Colour Study I - Ladies from Carmina (1997)
Robert Heindel American Painter (1938 - 2005) Mixed Media on Vellum 16 inches (w) x 21 inches (h)
Coluor Study II - Ladies from Carmina (1997)
Robert Heindel American Painter (1938 - 2005) Mixed Media on Vellum 16 inches (w) x 21 inches (h)
Coluor Study II - Ladies from Carmina (1997)
Robert Heindel American Painter (1938 - 2005) Mixed Media on Vellum 16 inches (w) x 21 inches (h)
Study from Carmina Burana I (1997)
Robert Heindel American Painter (1938 - 2005) Charcoal on Vellum 11 inches (w) x 16 inches (h)
Study from Carmina Burana II (1997)
Robert Heindel American Painter (1938 - 2005) Charcoal on Vellum 11 inches (w) x 16 inches (h)
Study from Carmina Burana III (1997)
Robert Heindel American Painter (1938 - 2005) Charcoal on Vellum 11 inches (w) x 16 inches (h)
Study from Carmina Burana IV (1997)
Robert Heindel American Painter (1938 - 2005) Charcoal on Vellum 11 inches (w) x 16 inches (h)
Study - Carmina Burana I (1998)
Robert Heindel American Painter (1938 - 2005) Mixed Media on Vellum 19 inches (w) x 29 inches (h)
Study - Carmina Burana II (1998)
Robert Heindel American Painter (1938 - 2005) Mixed Media on Vellum 23 inches (w) x 29 inches (h)
Colour Study for Alas Who Will Love Me (1998)
Robert Heindel American Painter (1938 - 2005) Mixed Media on Vellum 22 inches (w) x 31 inches (h) In the distinctive colour study for the eventual painting, Heindel chose to focus upon a moment of vulnerability portrayed by the dancer who attempts to maintain dignity, modesty and anonymity. The black 'visor' was an ingenious touch from the constume designer Philip Prowse, taking his cue from the 1960's press photography where the unnamed linked to scandal would have their eyes blanked in an effort to hide identity.