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In 1931, he abandoned painting for sculpture in a desire to develop something more significant, but he later returned to painting, working towards a simplification of form and line to express his vision.   The result was that commissions virtually ceased, although the reception of his 1937 exhibition at the Redfern Gallery, just before his death, encouraged  him to feel that he had found a successful and communicable means of expression.\r\n\r\nThis painting is an examples of Philpot's natural inclination towards imaginative and fantastic decorative art.  The assigned title is curious, as there is little evidence for the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy having been seen in Europe in 1909 (the first time it was danced in London would seem to be 1910 when Preobrajenska and Karsavina performed it in their appearances at the Hippodrome and Coliseum).  It may be an evocation of the music translated into a pseudo-Degas style.  However, the very theatricality of the presentation and subject makes it a significant example of a particular style of theatrical painting.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"The Dance of the Sugar-plum Fairy, oil on canvas by Glyn Philpot ca.1908-1909.  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