TITLE OF WORK: Dancing Satyr Group. Painted terracotta figurines from Boeotia
TYPE OF WORK: Sculpture, figurine, terracotta painted
DATE: -487
DATE DETAILS: BC approx.
DIMENSIONS: 8.4 x 11 x 5.6 cm
COMMENTS: Part man and part beast, satyrs were mythical woodland creatures. In art, they were depicted with the ears and tail of a goat or horse, sometimes with hooves, and in a high state of sexual arousal. Sa
TITLE OF WORK: Décor design for the ballet "Papillons"
TYPE OF WORK: Watercolor and gouache on carton
DATE: 1914
COMMENTS: "Papillons", ballet by the Ballets Russes. Music by R. Schuman, arranged by N. Tcherepnin; choreography by M. Fokine, décors by M. Doboujinsky, costumes by L. Bakst.
TITLE OF WORK: Alabaster vase for perfume decorated with dancing women (Alabastres (vases à parfums) décorés de femmes dansant)
TYPE OF WORK: Sculpture, relief, alabaster
DATE: -50
DATE DETAILS: BC approx.
DIMENSIONS: 11.5 cm height
COMMENTS: De nombreuses tombes ont livré diverses maquettes de mobilier, d'éléments architecturaux et d'objets de la vie quotidienne que le défunt était censé emporter avec lui dans l'au-delà. Ils sont autant d
TITLE OF WORK: Costume design for the ballet "Les bacchantes": Apollo
TYPE OF WORK: Painting, gouache and pencil
DATE: 1937
DIMENSIONS: 31.8 x 15.2 cm
COMMENTS: Signed and inscribed "Apollon". "Les bacchantes", a ballet choreoraphed by Alexandre Iolas; music composed by Vittorio Rieti, sets and costumes by Giorgio de Chirico; first performed in Athens in 1937
TITLE OF WORK: The scene of the Opéra during the annual examinations of the dance classes
TYPE OF WORK: Print, woodcut
DATE: 1922
DIMENSIONS: 14.5 x 19.5 cm
COMMENTS: Illustration for the article "Les examens de danse à l'Opéra" by Robert de Beauplan. To the left, the pianist, the dance director and Mlle Zambelli, maîtresse de ballet
COMMENTS: Auctioned at Drouot-Montaigne in Paris by Maître Briest for 1 million French francs on 20/06/1995. See notes with the other version of this work.
