Caricature by Nicolai and Sergei Legat of Tamara Karsavina
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1902-1905 (drawn)
1902-1905 (drawn)
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Nicolai Legat (1869-1937) and his brother Sergei (1875-1905) were dancers, choreographers, teachers of ballet and caricaturists. Both worked for the Russian Imperial Ballet. Nicolai became an important teacher and after leaving the Imperial Ballet in 1914 went on to teach dance in Russia, Paris and London, where he eventually settled. Sergei, regarded as the greater choreographer and perceived as the natural successor to Pavel Gerdt as the Imperial Ballet's Premier danseur noble, committed suicide, aged 30.
The brothers worked together to produce caricatures of fellow dancers and choreographers. Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978), was the principal ballerina of the Russian Imperial Ballet, then of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes..
The brothers worked together to produce caricatures of fellow dancers and choreographers. Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978), was the principal ballerina of the Russian Imperial Ballet, then of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes..
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Title | Caricature by Nicolai and Sergei Legat of Tamara Karsavina (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Chromolithograph |
Brief description | Caricature by Nicolai and Sergei Legat of Tamara Karsavina |
Physical description | Caricature of Tamara Karsavina by Nicolai and Sergei Legat, dancing in a plain white tutu, apparently rehearsal dress. |
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Object history | The image is taken from The Russian Ballet in Caricatures, St Petersburg, 1902-1905, a portfolio of 95 prints. |
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Summary | Nicolai Legat (1869-1937) and his brother Sergei (1875-1905) were dancers, choreographers, teachers of ballet and caricaturists. Both worked for the Russian Imperial Ballet. Nicolai became an important teacher and after leaving the Imperial Ballet in 1914 went on to teach dance in Russia, Paris and London, where he eventually settled. Sergei, regarded as the greater choreographer and perceived as the natural successor to Pavel Gerdt as the Imperial Ballet's Premier danseur noble, committed suicide, aged 30. The brothers worked together to produce caricatures of fellow dancers and choreographers. Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978), was the principal ballerina of the Russian Imperial Ballet, then of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes.. |
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Accession number | S.5312-2009 |
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Record created | February 18, 2010 |
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