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Serge Lifar

Serge Lifar's Business Card - 1930s

Serge Lifar's Business Card - 1930s

Located in Roma, IT

This is the Serge Lifar's Business Card with authograph notes to the Countess Pecci-Blunt.

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1930s More Art

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Paper

"Natalia Makarova "  vintage  "Serge Lifar " collection
"Natalia Makarova "  vintage  "Serge Lifar " collection

Max Waldman"Natalia Makarova " vintage "Serge Lifar " collection, 1976

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H 15.75 in W 17.72 in D 0.79 in

"Natalia Makarova " vintage "Serge Lifar " collection

Located in CANNES, FR

"Natalia Makarova " is an gelatin print , silver bromide, numbered and signed photograph offered to " serge Lifar " by Max Waldman . Artist proof . Serge LIFAR collection . 1976...

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1970s American Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Teddy Piaz. Serge Lifar. Ca 1928.
Teddy Piaz. Serge Lifar. Ca 1928.

Teddy Piaz. Serge Lifar. Ca 1928.

Located in New York, NY

Piaz, Teddy. Serge Lifar. Ca 1928. Exhibition poster for Russian Ballet.

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1920s Art Deco Figurative Prints

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Offset

Serge Lifar Photography by Lucien Clergue Original 1954 Print
Serge Lifar Photography by Lucien Clergue Original 1954 Print

Serge Lifar Photography by Lucien Clergue Original 1954 Print

By Lucien

Located in Paris, FR

Photography by Lucien Clergue representing Serge Lifar (Diaghilev successor as a director of the famous Russian Ballet and director of the Paris Opera House)) accompanied by Janine C...

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Vintage 1950s French Photography

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Paper

" Serge Lifar " Ballet. Art Deco Drawing on archival paper.1960s .Fair
" Serge Lifar " Ballet. Art Deco Drawing on archival paper.1960s .Fair

" Serge Lifar " Ballet. Art Deco Drawing on archival paper.1960s .Fair

By Freddy Wittop

Located in CANNES, FR

Freddy Wittop ( 1912 -2001 ) " Serge Lifar " gouache sur papier . signé . encadré : 57 x 39,5 cm feuille : 47,5 x 31 cm Freddy Wittop est un créateur de costume qui eu parallèlemen...

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1960s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Serge Lifar. Le Destin du...  - Rare Book by Andre Schaikevith - 1971
Serge Lifar. Le Destin du...  - Rare Book by Andre Schaikevith - 1971

Serge Lifar. Le Destin du... - Rare Book by Andre Schaikevith - 1971

Located in Roma, IT

Edition of 1.200 copies including reproductions of 25 drawings by Pablo Picasso and black and white photographs. One of 200 copies "HC" out of commerce, on papier vergé teinté Arjoma...

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1970s Surrealist More Art

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Paper

Pensees sur la Danse
Pensees sur la Danse

Pensees sur la Danse

By Aristide Maillol

Located in Wilton, CT

number 411/720. 7 full page figurative drawings illustrating Serge Lifar's text.

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1940s Figurative Prints

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Paper

Surrealist Collage Costume Designs for Moliere's The Imaginary Invalid
Surrealist Collage Costume Designs for Moliere's The Imaginary Invalid

Surrealist Collage Costume Designs for Moliere's The Imaginary Invalid

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

His collaborators have also included a number of preeminent choreographers, including Serge Lifar, John Neumeier and Peter van Dyck. Andrzej Kreütz-Majewski often reiterated that th...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Gouache

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Vintage Photograph of Jean Gabin on Silver Paper by Teddy Piaz's
Vintage Photograph of Jean Gabin on Silver Paper by Teddy Piaz's

Vintage Photograph of Jean Gabin on Silver Paper by Teddy Piaz's

Located in Pasadena, CA

What we do know is that Piaz's studio was among the most significant during his time and was dedicated to creating portraits of Music Hall artists like Josephine Baker and Mistinguet...

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Vintage 1930s French Modern Photography

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Paper

Vintage Photograph of Michele Morgan on Silver Paper by Teddy Piaz's
Vintage Photograph of Michele Morgan on Silver Paper by Teddy Piaz's

Vintage Photograph of Michele Morgan on Silver Paper by Teddy Piaz's

Located in Pasadena, CA

What we do know is that Piaz's studio was among the most significant during his time and was dedicated to creating portraits of Music Hall artists like Josephine Baker and Mistinguet...

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Vintage 1930s French Modern Photography

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Paper

Picasso with Friends and Family 1955
Picasso with Friends and Family 1955

Picasso with Friends and Family 1955

By Lucien Clergue

Located in New York, NY

Portrait of Pablo Picasso, his second wife Jacqueline Picasso, artist and poet Jean Cocteau, Spanish actress Lucia Bose, her husband the famous matador Luis Miguel Dominguin, and the...

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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Painting by  Serge Lifar
Painting by  Serge Lifar

Painting by Serge Lifar

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H 74.02 in W 49.61 in

Painting by Serge Lifar

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

By Henry Garali to his friend Serge Lifar. Henry Garali was a friend of Coco Chanel signed and dated Serge lifar was a modernist dansing precursor of early 20 s century

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Vintage 1930s French Paintings

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Wood

1935 Photograph of Serge Lifar by Georges Brassai
1935 Photograph of Serge Lifar by Georges Brassai

1935 Photograph of Serge Lifar by Georges Brassai

By George Brassaï

Located in Paris, FR

Photograph of Serge Lifar as he was Director of The Ballets Russes during a rehearsal at the Opera de Paris in 1935 by George Brassai (1899-1984).

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Vintage 1930s French Photography

Diaghilev Commemorative Card - 1929

Diaghilev Commemorative Card - 1929

Located in Roma, IT

This set is composed of 2 items, around 1929/30: An Authograph Diaghilev Commemorative Card written and signed by Boris Kochno, Signed by Serge Lifar too. One page, single-sided. I...

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1930s Modern More Art

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Paper, Ink

Man Ray, 1920s Photograph of a Russian Dancer, Signed
Man Ray, 1920s Photograph of a Russian Dancer, Signed

Man Ray, 1920s Photograph of a Russian Dancer, Signed

By Man Ray

Located in Paris, FR

Serge Lifar Collection stamp appears on the back (top left).

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Photography

Mythological Painting, F.Quelvée, French, 1940
Mythological Painting, F.Quelvée, French, 1940

Mythological Painting, F.Quelvée, French, 1940

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H 42.52 in W 35.44 in D 1.97 in

Mythological Painting, F.Quelvée, French, 1940

Located in Nice, FR

For the Paris Opera, in 1929, he created the sets and costumes for "Creatures of Prometheus", choreography by Serge Lifar, to music by Beethoven4. He was a teacher at the School of ...

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Antique 1880s French Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Acrylic

Ballets Russes by Richard Shead Hardcover Book 1998
Ballets Russes by Richard Shead Hardcover Book 1998

Ballets Russes by Richard Shead Hardcover Book 1998

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Beginning with the charming and resourceful Sergei Diaghilev who saw the project through, this troupe featured dancers such as Nijinsky, Pavlova, and Serge Lifar, who had the benefit...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Expressionist Books

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Paper

Parisian Winter Painting Attributed to Jean-Pierre Lagrue
Parisian Winter Painting Attributed to Jean-Pierre Lagrue

Parisian Winter Painting Attributed to Jean-Pierre Lagrue

By Jean-Pierre Lagrue

Located in Wiscasset, ME

His interpretation of Gisèle's Pas de Deux earned him the first prize on the French stage that he received from Serge Lifar . He dances in the companies of the Marquis de Cuevas , L...

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Vintage 1960s Paintings

Large Midcentury Painting of the Ballerina Étoile Claude Bessy  France 1956
Large Midcentury Painting of the Ballerina Étoile Claude Bessy  France 1956

Large Midcentury Painting of the Ballerina Étoile Claude Bessy France 1956

Located in Antwerp, BE

Bessy was closely associated with Serge Lifar and created leading roles in his 1951 Snow White, 1955 Noces fantastiques and 1958 Daphnis and Chloe.

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

SERGE LIFAR

SERGE LIFAR

By Louis Marcoussis

Located in Portland, ME

Marcoussis, Louis. SERGE LIFAR. Etching, 1933. 16 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches; 410 x 235 mm.

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1930s Portrait Prints

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Etching

" une nuit sur le mont chauve " Serge LIFAR collection
" une nuit sur le mont chauve " Serge LIFAR collection

" une nuit sur le mont chauve " Serge LIFAR collection

Located in CANNES, FR

"Une nuit sur le mont chauve " is a "Serge Lifar " ballet photograph attribued to Boris Lipnitzki .(1887-1971). signed back side of the photo : COPYRIGHT by Agence GRAP in NICE . vin...

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Late 20th Century Dada Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Naked woman in the pine forest"
"Naked woman in the pine forest"

"Naked woman in the pine forest"

Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR

For the Paris Opera, in 1929, he makes the sets and costumes of "Creatures of Prometheus", Serge Lifar's choreography, on Beethoven's music.

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1920s Modern Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Silver Gelatin Photograph Hand Signed Photo Pablo Picasso Friends Lucien Clergue
Silver Gelatin Photograph Hand Signed Photo Pablo Picasso Friends Lucien Clergue

Silver Gelatin Photograph Hand Signed Photo Pablo Picasso Friends Lucien Clergue

By Lucien Clergue

Located in Surfside, FL

Lucien Clergue (FRENCH, 1934 - 2014) Gelatin silver photographic print depicting Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau, Jacqueline Picasso, Spanish actress Lucia Bose, her husband the famed ...

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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Serge Lifar poster
Serge Lifar poster

Serge Lifar poster

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H 64 in W 48 in

Serge Lifar poster

Located in Hudson, NY

Framed poster of Serge Lifar by Teddy Piaz. Signed.

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Vintage 1930s French Prints

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Paper

By Paul Colin, the epitome of deco period dance posters
By Paul Colin, the epitome of deco period dance posters

By Paul Colin, the epitome of deco period dance posters

By Paul Colin

Located in Chicago, IL

Serge Lifar WAS A DANCER FROM KIEV, A PROLIFIC CREATOR OF BALLETS, HE WAS APPOINTED TO THE PARIS OPERA IN 1930.

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Vintage 1930s French Posters

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Stone

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