'Le Carnaval'
Drawing
1910 (drawn)
1910 (drawn)
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Pencil drawing by Valentine Gross, showing Vaslav Nijinsky as Harlequin and Adolph Bolm as Pierrot in Fokine's ballet Le Carnaval, Diaghilev Ballets Russes, 1910.
Valentine Gross (Valentine Hugo) was an art student in Paris in the 1910s. She became an illustrator, researcher and painter. A ballet enthusiast, Gross witnessed annual seasons of the Diaghilev Ballets Russes in Paris and made sketches during the performances and rehearsals from 1909 until 1919.
Valentine Gross (Valentine Hugo) was an art student in Paris in the 1910s. She became an illustrator, researcher and painter. A ballet enthusiast, Gross witnessed annual seasons of the Diaghilev Ballets Russes in Paris and made sketches during the performances and rehearsals from 1909 until 1919.
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Title | 'Le Carnaval' |
Materials and techniques | Pencil on paper |
Brief description | Pencil drawing by Valentine Gross, showing Vaslav Nijinsky as Harlequin and Adolph Bolm as Pierrot in Fokine's ballet Le Carnaval, Diaghilev Ballets Russes, 1910 |
Physical description | Pencil drawing showing Vaslav Nijinsky as Harlequin, right, pulling the arms of Adolph Bolm as Pierrot, who stands, left, and turns away from Harlequin. The paper has been roughly folded over behind the drawing. |
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Production type | Unique |
Credit line | Given by the Friends of the Museum of the Performing Arts |
Summary | Pencil drawing by Valentine Gross, showing Vaslav Nijinsky as Harlequin and Adolph Bolm as Pierrot in Fokine's ballet Le Carnaval, Diaghilev Ballets Russes, 1910. Valentine Gross (Valentine Hugo) was an art student in Paris in the 1910s. She became an illustrator, researcher and painter. A ballet enthusiast, Gross witnessed annual seasons of the Diaghilev Ballets Russes in Paris and made sketches during the performances and rehearsals from 1909 until 1919. |
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Accession number | S.54-1978 |
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Record created | January 14, 2019 |
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