Antique Ballet

Camargo revolutionized dance by shortening her skirts to reveal her footwork, adopting slippers instead of heeled shoes, and introducing technical virtuosity into ballet performance....

The subject of this print by Manet is Lola Melea who was a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet of Madrid. The Ballet appeared in Paris in 1862 at the Hippodrome theatre and Manet ...

Dancing women whirl with energy across the poster, accompanied by an impish clown figure and musicians, inviting all of Paris to join the performance of operettas, ballets, acrobatic...

Bredow is mentioned in Krasovskaya's "Dictionary of Russian Ballet Theatre from its Origins to the Mid-19th Century" (Moscow, 1958).

Sketch realized in 1924 for the invitation to "Ballets Russes de Serge Diaghilev". Published in the same invitation in June 26th, 1924.

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He later designed sets for the ballet Semiramis at the Paris Opera and directed the drawing school at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

The terrier stands on her dress, and the setter sits beside her. At her feet are ballet shoes in blue, a basket and pink and red flowers.

En 1919 , il épouse Valentine GROSS déjà célèbre grâce à ses décors pour les ballets russes . Jean HUGO, dés le début de sa carrière, exécute des compositions à petite échelle sublim...

She was raised in San Francisco and educated in England before beginning her career as a dancer, performing under Russian ballet choreographer Theodore Kosloff in New York City.

He painted many very realistic works of ballet dancers in beautiful and detailed interiors as well as audacious nudes revealing Leroux's fascination with the female form.

He also created costumes for shows like this pair of theatre or ballet dancers that is typical of the constructivist school.

He stayed with the Ballet Russe until WWI, when he immigrated to the United States in 1917.

Blossoms of coral, rose, cerulean, violet, and sunlit gold cascade down winding boughs, blooming mid-air in a balletic display of fleeting beauty. These stylized florals—likely plum ...

This artwork is a cover project for the Ballets Russes of Vera Nemtchinova at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in 1930.

Traditionally, four factors influenced his creative activity *the Russian Ballets of Serge Diaghilev's, Nijinsky and Rubinstein *ancient Egyptian art, *French theatre, music halls an...

Watteau is celebrated for inventing the genre of fêtes galantes, charming and idyllic scenes often inspired by Italian comedy and ballet. His paintings are renowned for their vibrant...

The word “sylphide” refers to a spirit of the air—delicate, ethereal beings often associated with Romantic ballet and literature. Here, the title metaphorically elevates the figures ...

Carnival - Sport - Automobile Fashion, Ballet, Opera, Fencing, Golf, Aeroplane

Traditionally, four factors influenced his creative activity *the Russian Ballets of Serge Diaghilev's, Nijinsky and Rubinstein *ancient Egyptian art, *French theatre, music halls...

Traditionally, four factors influenced his creative activity *the Russian Ballets of Serge Diaghilev's, Nijinsky and Rubinstein *ancient Egyptian art, *French theatre, music halls...

Traditionally, four factors influenced his creative activity *the Russian Ballets of Serge Diaghilev's, Nijinsky and Rubinstein *ancient Egyptian art, *French theatre, music halls...

Traditionally, four factors influenced his creative activity *the Russian Ballets of Serge Diaghilev's, Nijinsky and Rubinstein *ancient Egyptian art, *French theatre, music halls...

The arts eagerly packaged Japanese culture for Western audiences, as demonstrated by this poster for a ballet by Léon Gastinel, featuring marches for the goddess Benten and Mikagura ...

He mastered the art of working with pastels and was best known for his scenes of ballet dancers, in addition to his popular landscapes, and historical and genre works.

Between the first half of the 1930s and the 1950s of the last century he devoted himself above all to the activity of set and costume designer; apart from a brief interlude for cinem...

The style of the figure, with its elongated arms and celebratory stance, is characteristic of Chiparus's work, often inspired by ballet, theatre, and the emerging Art Deco style of t...

From its outset, it was influenced by the bright colors of Fauvism and of the Ballets Russes, and the exoticized styles of art from China, Japan, India, Persia, ancient Egypt, and Ma...

He later designed sets for the ballet Semiramis at the Paris Opera and directed the drawing school at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

Ciceri worked for the Paris Opéra and was involved in designing sets and costumes for various performances, including ballets and operas. In addition to his stage design work, he als...

First performed by the Diaghilev ballet at Monte Carlo theatre in 1924. "Les Facheux" is the first ballet comedy of Molière (1661).

The entire scene seems like a Ballet Russes dance come alive, with exotic figures providing a glimpse of a world rarely seen.

The poster also highlights the international allure of Parisian entertainment, with mentions of the Opéra de Monte Carlo Ballets Russes, showcasing the innovative choreography of Ser...

A rare and superb depiction of modern dance in the era of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and modern dance pioneers such as Martha Graham, this figure of a modern male dancer, his ar...

Keller was also an enthusiast of Diaghelev's Ballets Russes, which he saw on their American tour.

It depicts a series of ballet dancers in high relief and comes mounted on a bespoke steel stand.

Kronberg worked increasingly in watercolor and pastel to create portraits and scenes of the ballet. A trip to Spain in 1921-1922 led to a renowned series of Spanish and Gypsy folk da...

Equal parts brooch and pendant, this versatile piece brings lively charm to any ensemble, from classic daywear to a night at the ballet. Key Features & Design Dancer Motif with ...

Has also designed posters, ceramics, book illustrations, and ballet costumes and décor for The Wanderer 1940. Important retrospective exhibitions have been held at the I.C.A. 1951, t...

Gaillard, Claudius Linossier, dinandier: un Lyonnais célèbre des années vingt, Lyon, 1993, p. 11 (for a sketch of a related design) Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes: The figure’...

He brought a limited amount of rolled artworks and retained them throughout his life as once in the United States he moved to painting in an American style and selling and exhibiting...

Provenance, Kugel Galleries The set features two sprigs of hyacinth—one with ballet pink petals and another with baby blue. The stem and leaves are painted with dark forest green an...

The name is probably taken from an opera-ballet of the same name, Amphion, which premiered on 16 January 1778 on King Gustav III’s birthday at the Great Bollhuset theatre.

These glass globes, varying harmoniously in size, dance together in a celestial ballet of shapes and volumes, illuminating every corner with a soft, yet vivid light.

The Descent of the Courtille was the subject of a vaudeville-ballet-pantomime by Théophile Marion Dumersan and Charles Désiré Dupeuty in 1841, for which Richard Wagner composed *Desc...

The updating of forms under the influence of cubism will be implemented there by talented creators such as Claude Lévy and Madeleine Sougez, lovers of contemporary themes such as spo...

Original vintage lithograph poster with depiction of Munich-based balletic duo Peter Pathe and Maria Hagen. Design by Walter Schnackenberg (German, 1880-1961).

**First Image Description (Elevation of a Building with a Statue):** - Titled "Elévation d'un feu d'artifice avec salle de Ballet", translating to "Elevation of a fireworks displa...

Bredow is cited in Krasovskaya's "Dictionary of Russian Ballet Theater from its Origins to the Mid-19th Century" (Moscow, 1958) His set designs are in the collections of the Bachrush...

Delibes' work is certainly the best appreciated aspect of the ballet for its innovation, creativity, and maturity.

Natasha Kirsta the great ballet teacher and administrator was the wife of Georg Kirsta from 1930-1954.

Born in Nantes, France on 16 October 1882, Barbier was 29 years old when he mounted his first exhibition in 1911 and was subsequently swept to the forefront of his profession with co...

Her enthusiasm for the total spectacle of the Ballets Russes (music, dance, comedy, scenery) which she frequented assiduously made her want to make it her theme for the creation of c...

In 1921, he was commissioned by Jacques Rouché, the director of the Opéra de Paris, to design sets for the ballet *Antar*. He also collaborated with Louis Süe and André Mare, creatin...

Les Biches is a ballet by Bronislava Nijinska, with music by Francis Poulenc and with costume design by Marie Laurencin.

Around this time, she and Larionov began their collaboration with Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes, which lasted until the impresario's death in 1929.

In 1886 the building was declared unsafe and, at the behest of the theatre director Ivan Vsevolozhsky, the ballet and opera performances moved to the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre, wher...

He commissioned Rowlandson (1756-1827), a watercolourist and famous caricaturist, to design the figures and Pugin (1762-1832), the architect, to draw the architectural elements. Ba...

Clearly influenced by Western design, this petite Chinese stool was likely crafted for the European export market. Like a ballet dancer frozen midstep, the stool's curved legs end in...

Keller was also an enthusiast of Diaghelev's Ballets Russes, which he saw on their American tour.