COMMENTS: As she appeared at the Victoria Theatre, in Sydney. The lady left that capital for Melbourne in the "Waratah", whither she seems to have been pursued.. Madame Lola Montes was unwise enough to engage a
LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: Australia, Sydney, U.K., Ireland
TITLE OF WORK: Costume design for the ballet "Le tricorne". A Muleteer
TYPE OF WORK: Watercolor on paper
DATE: 1919
COMMENTS: "Le tricorne", ballet in one act by the Ballets Russes, in Paris. Music by M. de Falla, composed for the pantomime by Martinez-Sierra. Scenario by Serge Diaghilev after the play "Le tricorne" by Alarc
TITLE OF WORK: Costume design for the ballet "Papillons": Gentleman in the Valse Noble
TYPE OF WORK: Drawing, pencil and watercolor
DATE: 1910
COMMENTS: "Papillons" ballet. Scenario by Fokine, music by Schumann orchestrated by Tchérépine, choreography by Fokine, costumes by Leon Bakst, scenery by Doboujinsky. First performed by the Diaghilev's Ballets
COMMENTS: From the duo Gertrud and Ursula Falke. Gertrud Falke (1891-1984) worked with Émile-Jacques Dalcroze at Hellerau, then with Rudolf Laban at Ascona. She left Germany and worked with Kurt Joos in England
TITLE OF WORK: Court dance and peasant dance (Hoftanz und Bauerntanz)
TYPE OF WORK: Print, woodcut
DATE: 1580
DATE DETAILS: approx.
COMMENTS: One of the many series that appeared from the 16th to the 18th century stressing the differences between "noble" and "vulgar" ways of dancing
TITLE OF WORK: Dancing girl reclining on a white rug with foliate design against a dark green pillow.
TYPE OF WORK: Painting on paper
DATE: 1830
DATE DETAILS: approx.
DIMENSIONS: 22.4 x 18 cm
COMMENTS: Portraits of celebrities of the Persian Court. A dancing girl; single-page painting mounted on album folio. Dancing girl reclining on a white rug with foliate design against a dark green pillow. Weari
