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Two female dancers. Choreography design for the ballet 'Les Noces'

Design
ca. 1923 (drawn)
Artist/Maker

Design for choreography showing a pair of female dancers, half length in pencil, Indian ink and Chinese White


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTwo female dancers. Choreography design for the ballet 'Les Noces' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
pen and ink on paper
Brief description
Natalia Sergeevna Gontcharova. Design for choreography for the ballet Les Noces, ca.1923.
Physical description
Design for choreography showing a pair of female dancers, half length in pencil, Indian ink and Chinese White
Dimensions
  • Height: 210mm
  • Width: 275mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
N.Gontcharova (signature)
Credit line
Purchased from the funds of the Gabrielle Enthoven Bequest
Object history
This design is one of three produced by Gontcharova for the ballet Les Noces, with words and music by Stravinsky, first produced at the Gaiete-Lyrique Theatre, Paris, 13 June 1923.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
John Milner A Slap in the Face! Futurists in Russia London: Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, 2007. ISBN: 978 0 85667 639 0.
Collection
Accession number
E.110-1961

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Record createdJanuary 16, 2007
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