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Merieanna
Merieanna

Merieanna

By Almery Lobel-Riche

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Lobel-Riche is particularly known for his female nudes, elegant women, ballet dancers, depictions of bars and dance halls, and North African scenes.

Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Ballet

Materials

Aquatint

"Dancers" 20th Century Latin American School Oil on Board
"Dancers" 20th Century Latin American School Oil on Board

"Dancers" 20th Century Latin American School Oil on Board

Located in Stockton, NJ

A full length interior portrait of two dancers, the central ballet dancer wearing a black leotard and pastel pink tutu.

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Ballet

Materials

Paint, Wood

Au Japon
Au Japon

Au Japon

By Victor Max Ninon

Located in Fairlawn, OH

From 1935 to 1950 he also devoted himself to the theater, taking care of sets and costumes for numerous operettas, ballets and performances at the Scala in Milan and for the Milanese...

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1920s Art Deco Antique Ballet

Materials

Screen

Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus

Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus

By Demetre Chiparus

Located in Neguri, Vizcaya

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

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1920s French Art Deco Antique Ballet

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Tall Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Art Deco Tall Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus

Art Deco Tall Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus

By Demetre Chiparus

Located in Neguri, Vizcaya

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...

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Ballet

Materials

Bronze

Secessionist Jade and Gold Bracelet
Secessionist Jade and Gold Bracelet

Secessionist Jade and Gold Bracelet

Located in Litchfield, CT

Stone Details: Spectacularly carved jade panels, one with tiny hairline not noticeable Remark: "Elegant and wearable, this bracelet is perfect with heels and jeans or ballet flat...

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1910s Austrian Antique Ballet

Materials

Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

A Group of Four Ladies' Dress Shoes of the Nineteenth Century
A Group of Four Ladies' Dress Shoes of the Nineteenth Century

A Group of Four Ladies' Dress Shoes of the Nineteenth Century

By Thomas Greig Watson

Located in London, London

Each page contains three nearly life-sized shoes except for a single shoe on frontispiece and last plate, which depicts Madame Cerri's ballet slipper.

Category

Early 1900s Naturalistic Antique Ballet

Materials

Lithograph

A Group of Six Ladies' Dress Shoes of the Nineteenth Century
A Group of Six Ladies' Dress Shoes of the Nineteenth Century

A Group of Six Ladies' Dress Shoes of the Nineteenth Century

By Thomas Greig Watson

Located in London, London

Each page contains three nearly life-sized shoes except for a single shoe on frontispiece and last plate, which depicts Madame Cerri's ballet slipper.

Category

Early 1900s Naturalistic Antique Ballet

Materials

Lithograph

A Group of Six Ladies' Dress Shoes of the Nineteenth Century
A Group of Six Ladies' Dress Shoes of the Nineteenth Century

A Group of Six Ladies' Dress Shoes of the Nineteenth Century

By Thomas Greig Watson

Located in London, London

Each page contains three nearly life-sized shoes except for a single shoe on frontispiece and last plate, which depicts Madame Cerri's ballet slipper.

Category

Early 1900s Naturalistic Antique Ballet

Materials

Lithograph

Fernand Leger, Woman with a Vase, 1929 (after)
Fernand Leger, Woman with a Vase, 1929 (after)

Fernand Leger, Woman with a Vase, 1929 (after)

By Fernand Léger

Located in Southampton, NY

Beyond painting, Leger’s creative reach extended into film, design, and monumental public art—his 1924 collaboration on Ballet Mecanique with Dudley Murphy and Man Ray remains a land...

Category

1920s Cubist Antique Ballet

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Fernand Leger, Mechanical Elements, 1929 (after)
Fernand Leger, Mechanical Elements, 1929 (after)

Fernand Leger, Mechanical Elements, 1929 (after)

By Fernand Léger

Located in Southampton, NY

Beyond painting, Leger’s creative reach extended into film, design, and monumental public art—his 1924 collaboration on Ballet Mecanique with Dudley Murphy and Man Ray remains a land...

Category

1920s Cubist Antique Ballet

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

"Sailor and Soldier, " Russian Painting w/ Bold Geometries in Black and Sky Blue
"Sailor and Soldier, " Russian Painting w/ Bold Geometries in Black and Sky Blue

"Sailor and Soldier, " Russian Painting w/ Bold Geometries in Black and Sky Blue

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This painting may have constituted a costume design for a ballet or opera production in Russia, and the artist signed the piece with his initials: AK or AX in Cyrillic script.

Category

1920s Russian Art Deco Antique Ballet

Materials

Paint

Londres - Original China Ink Drawing by J. Cocteau - 1920
Londres - Original China Ink Drawing by J. Cocteau - 1920

Londres - Original China Ink Drawing by J. Cocteau - 1920

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Roma, IT

In 1917, thanks to Sergei Diaghilev, a Russian impresario, Cocteau wrote a scenario for the ballet “Parade”; the backscene of this important ballet was realized by Pablo Picasso and ...

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1920s Modern Antique Ballet

Materials

Ink

Circa 1900 Original poster for the Tillier dance Troup at the Palais de Glace
Circa 1900 Original poster for the Tillier dance Troup at the Palais de Glace

Circa 1900 Original poster for the Tillier dance Troup at the Palais de Glace

Located in PARIS, FR

So wrote John Tiller, whose theatrical school produced the dancing ladies who starred in the original 'Pony Ballet' and whose troupes of 'Tiller Girls' were in great demand for shows...

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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Ballet

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

20th Century British Theatre Costume Design by John Dronsfield

20th Century British Theatre Costume Design by John Dronsfield

By John Dronsfield

Located in London, GB

In 1939 he moved to South Africa, settling in Cape Town, where he built a reputation as an imaginative stage-designer for ballet and theatre. In 1945-48 he worked with Gwen Ffrangco...

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Early 20th Century Realist Antique Ballet

Materials

Watercolor

Four Green Antique Ceramic Jars, Sold Each
Four Green Antique Ceramic Jars, Sold Each

Four Green Antique Ceramic Jars, Sold Each

Located in Yonkers, NY

The tapering lines create a harmonious ballet of proportions. Jug C (7.75" diameter x 11.5"H), features simple calligraphy, a bird perched on a tree and foliage.

Category

19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ballet

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus

Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus

By Demetre Chiparus

Located in Neguri, Vizcaya

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

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Ballet

Materials

Bronze

Bacchanal
Bacchanal

Charles Ed RichefeuBacchanal, 1926

$2,368Sale Price|20% Off

Bacchanal

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Definitely inspired by Diagilev Russian Ballet and Nijinsky dancer on Claude Debussy "Prélude à l'après midi d'un Faune" French.

Category

1820s Art Deco Antique Ballet

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus

Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus

By Demetre Chiparus

Located in Neguri, Vizcaya

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

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Ballet

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Bronze Figure Dancer by Demetre Chiparus
Art Deco Bronze Figure Dancer by Demetre Chiparus

Art Deco Bronze Figure Dancer by Demetre Chiparus

By Demetre Chiparus

Located in Neguri, Vizcaya

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

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Ballet

Materials

Bronze

Loge de Theatre (Preliminary study for a painting)
Loge de Theatre (Preliminary study for a painting)

Loge de Theatre (Preliminary study for a painting)

By Charles Dufresne

Located in Fairlawn, OH

In 1921, Jacques Rouché, Director of the Opéra de Paris, commissioned him to design sets for Antar, a ballet by Henri Caïn with music by Gabriel Dupont.

Category

1910s Impressionist Antique Ballet

Materials

Graphite

The Ballerina
The Ballerina

The Ballerina

By Pierre Carrier-Belleuse

Located in Wiscasett, ME

He also produced drawings and lithographs for Le Figaro Illustré. Best known for his ballet scenes and pastels, he also did landscapes, portraits and genre works.

Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Ballet

Materials

Pastel

"The Ballerina" by Pierre Carrier-Belleuse
"The Ballerina" by Pierre Carrier-Belleuse

"The Ballerina" by Pierre Carrier-Belleuse

Located in Wiscasset, ME

He also produced drawings and lithographs for Le Figaro Illustré. Best known for his ballet scenes and pastels, he also did landscapes, portraits and genre works.

Category

Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Ballet

Materials

Paint

1910s Antique Ivory Tulle Wedding Dress with Knotted Tunic
1910s Antique Ivory Tulle Wedding Dress with Knotted Tunic

1910s Antique Ivory Tulle Wedding Dress with Knotted Tunic

Located in London, GB

The style reminds me of a Ballet Russe costume as there is a strong eastern and folk influence in the design.

Category

1910s French Antique Ballet

An Italian 19th/20th Century Carved Marble Figural Fountain with Children & Fish
An Italian 19th/20th Century Carved Marble Figural Fountain with Children & Fish

An Italian 19th/20th Century Carved Marble Figural Fountain with Children & Fish

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Three mischievous putto, those cherubic embodiments of innocent joy, engage in a playful ballet astride the sinuous back of a majestic koi fish.

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Early 1900s Italian Belle Époque Antique Ballet

Materials

Marble

Antique Russian Bronze Swan Chandelier
Antique Russian Bronze Swan Chandelier

Antique Russian Bronze Swan Chandelier

Located in Stamford, CT

Many medallions surround this chandelier and makes you feel like you are in a palace with the Swan Lake Ballet.

Category

19th Century Russian Antique Ballet

Materials

Bronze

Handcolored Engraving of Françoise-marguerite De Sévigné, Countess of Grignan.
Handcolored Engraving of Françoise-marguerite De Sévigné, Countess of Grignan.

Handcolored Engraving of Françoise-marguerite De Sévigné, Countess of Grignan.

Located in Langweer, NL

After her mother became well-established in the royal court of Louis XIV, 17-year-old Françoise-Marguerite made her court debut in the Royal Ballets des Arts, dancing a lead role as ...

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Early 20th Century Antique Ballet

Materials

Paper

Antique Austrian Savonnerie Mythical Hunting Rug, Viennese Garden of Beasts
Antique Austrian Savonnerie Mythical Hunting Rug, Viennese Garden of Beasts

Antique Austrian Savonnerie Mythical Hunting Rug, Viennese Garden of Beasts

Located in Dallas, TX

Amid the flowering vinery, a dynamic tension animates the scene—predators in motion, birds mid-flight, leopards and tigers caught in a mythic ballet of the hunt, while phoenixes rise...

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Early 20th Century Austrian Aubusson Antique Ballet

Materials

Wool

Rabbis

Mane KatzRabbis, c.1935

$10,000Sale Price|20% Off

Rabbis

By Mane Katz

Located in New York, NY

He worked briefly for the Russian ballets, and in 1921, he returned to Paris where in 1927 he took French citizenship.

Category

Early 20th Century Fauvist Antique Ballet

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Left Jab, " Rare, Vivid Drawing of Two Boxers by Littlefield, 1928
"Left Jab, " Rare, Vivid Drawing of Two Boxers by Littlefield, 1928

"Left Jab, " Rare, Vivid Drawing of Two Boxers by Littlefield, 1928

By William Littlefield

Located in Philadelphia, PA

He was very well connected to the art world of New York and New England, and painted a stunning portrait of Lincoln Kirstein, who co-founded the New York City Ballet. (Dimensions inc...

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1920s American Art Deco Antique Ballet

Tomb Lady in Waiting Figurine Han Dynasty
Tomb Lady in Waiting Figurine Han Dynasty

Tomb Lady in Waiting Figurine Han Dynasty

Located in Atlanta, GA

Arpino is an well-known American ballet dancer and co-founded the Joffrey troupe in 1953.

Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Ballet

Materials

Pottery

"Triton and Nymph, " Art Deco Drawing by Lincoln Kirstein Associate, 1928
"Triton and Nymph, " Art Deco Drawing by Lincoln Kirstein Associate, 1928

"Triton and Nymph, " Art Deco Drawing by Lincoln Kirstein Associate, 1928

By William Littlefield

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Later, Kirstein asked him to do stage sets for "Serenade" and "Mozartiana," the first two productions of the School for American Ballet in Hartford, before the company moved to New Y...

Category

1920s American Art Deco Antique Ballet

Materials

Paper

Robe Grise
Robe Grise

Robe Grise

By Victor Max Ninon

Located in Fairlawn, OH

From 1935 to 1950 he also devoted himself to the theater, taking care of sets and costumes for numerous operettas, ballets and performances at the Scala in Milan and for the Milanese...

Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Ballet

Materials

Stencil

Coquette
Coquette

Coquette

By Victor Max Ninon

Located in Fairlawn, OH

From 1935 to 1950 he also devoted himself to the theater, taking care of sets and costumes for numerous operettas, ballets and performances at the Scala in Milan and for the Milanese...

Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Ballet

Materials

Stencil

Loin du Front
Loin du Front

Loin du Front

By Jean Louis Forain

Located in San Francisco, CA

Part of the Paris scene, Forain was close friends with Edgar Degas, with whom he shared a love of ballet, as well as several prominent poets and writers, such as Arthur Rimbaud, Paul...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Ballet

Materials

Lithograph

Les Pessimistes
Les Pessimistes

Les Pessimistes

By Jean Louis Forain

Located in San Francisco, CA

Part of the Paris scene, Forain was close friends with Edgar Degas, with whom he shared a love of ballet, as well as several prominent poets and writers, such as Arthur Rimbaud, Paul...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Ballet

Materials

Lithograph

La Plage Normande
La Plage Normande

La Plage Normande

By Maurice Brianchon

Located in San Francisco, CA

The President of the Republic chose to reward Brianchon's work at the Paris Opera, notably the design of the sets and costumes for the Aubade ballet in 1952. He was awarded the insig...

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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Antique Ballet

Materials

Lithograph

Emmanuel Fougerat, O/C Portrait of La Argentinita, ca. 1920
Emmanuel Fougerat, O/C Portrait of La Argentinita, ca. 1920

Emmanuel Fougerat, O/C Portrait of La Argentinita, ca. 1920

By Emmanuel Fougerat

Located in New York, NY

With the beginning of the Second Spanish Republic, López Júlvez formed her own ballet company called Bailes Españoles de la Argentinita together with her sister, Pilar López Júlvez, ...

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1920s French Art Deco Antique Ballet

Materials

Canvas

L'Ambulante

L'Ambulante

By Jean Louis Forain

Located in Wiscasset, ME

Influenced by Impressionist theories on light and color, Forain preferred to depict scenes of everyday life focusing on Parisian popular entertainments and themes of modernity—the ra...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Ballet

Materials

Etching

Pink Morganite Filigree Clasp with French Meerschaum Reliquary Ex Voto Pendant
Pink Morganite Filigree Clasp with French Meerschaum Reliquary Ex Voto Pendant

Pink Morganite Filigree Clasp with French Meerschaum Reliquary Ex Voto Pendant

By Karen Sugarman Designs

Located in Colleyville, TX

The remarkable filigree clasp has been designed to close in the front and additionally act as a feature of the transition between the beautiful ballet pink morganite beads and the r...

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Mid-19th Century American Artisan Antique Ballet

Materials

Morganite, Topaz, Vermeil, Rhodium, Sterling Silver, Brass

"Ludovic Halevy Meeting Madame Cardinal Backstage" after Edgar Degas
"Ludovic Halevy Meeting Madame Cardinal Backstage" after Edgar Degas

"Ludovic Halevy Meeting Madame Cardinal Backstage" after Edgar Degas

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Hinsdale, IL

Degas made the monotypes to illustrate Halévy’s book, La Famille Cardinal, a satire of social-climbing ballet dancers, controlling stage mothers and the backstage sex-trade.

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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Ballet

Materials

Etching

Pierre Bonnard - The Street - Original Etching
Pierre Bonnard - The Street - Original Etching

Pierre Bonnard - The Street - Original Etching

By Pierre Bonnard

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Charles Martin was an important figure in Art Deco, as illustrator, poster-designer, fashion, ballet, and theatre designer, as well as contributor to fashion journals such as the Gaz...

Category

1920s Modern Antique Ballet

Materials

Etching

Early 20th Century Cubist, Art Deco, View of a Factory in a Landscape, L'Usine
Early 20th Century Cubist, Art Deco, View of a Factory in a Landscape, L'Usine

Early 20th Century Cubist, Art Deco, View of a Factory in a Landscape, L'Usine

Located in Cotignac, FR

Cubism is an early-20th-century avant-garde art movement begun in Paris that revolutionized painting and the visual arts, and influenced artistic innovations in music, ballet, litera...

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Ballet

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Satyr and Nude Women Glazed Ceramic Sculpture, Figure by Le Faguays & E. Cazaux
Satyr and Nude Women Glazed Ceramic Sculpture, Figure by Le Faguays & E. Cazaux

Satyr and Nude Women Glazed Ceramic Sculpture, Figure by Le Faguays & E. Cazaux

By Pierre Le Faguays, Edouard Cazaux

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

"Pas de Deux," Superb Satyr and nude women pairing inspired by Ballets Russes. Glazed Ceramic Sculpture - Figure By Le Faguays & E.

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1920s French Art Deco Antique Ballet

Materials

Ceramic

"Ludovic Halevy Backstage" from La Famille Cardinal after Edgar Degas
"Ludovic Halevy Backstage" from La Famille Cardinal after Edgar Degas

"Ludovic Halevy Backstage" from La Famille Cardinal after Edgar Degas

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Hinsdale, IL

Degas made the monotypes to illustrate Halévy’s book, La Famille Cardinal, a satire of social-climbing ballet dancers, controlling stage mothers and the backstage sex-trade.

Category

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Ballet

Materials

Etching

"Entre Acte - Ballerinas at the Opera, " Jules Herve, French Impressionism
"Entre Acte - Ballerinas at the Opera, " Jules Herve, French Impressionism

"Entre Acte - Ballerinas at the Opera, " Jules Herve, French Impressionism

By Jules René Hervé

Located in New York, NY

Jules Herve (French, 1887 - 1981) Entre Acte - Ballerinas at the Opera Oil on canvasboard 10 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches Signed lower left Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Beach, Florida...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Ballet

Materials

Oil, Board

Charles Martin - The Eiffel Tower - Original Lithograph
Charles Martin - The Eiffel Tower - Original Lithograph

Charles Martin - The Eiffel Tower - Original Lithograph

By Charles Martin

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Charles Martin was an important figure in Art Deco, as illustrator, poster-designer, fashion, ballet, and theatre designer, as well as contributor to fashion journals such as the Gaz...

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1920s Modern Antique Ballet

Materials

Lithograph

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