[Ballets Russes] Nijinsky, Waslaw. (1889-1950)]
Original Photograph in "Petrouchka."
Vintage 9 x 11 inch photograph of the celebrated dancer in "Petrouchka." Irregularly trimmed, handling creases and wear, stamps and reinforcements on the verso. Nevertheless, a rare original period photograph.Stravinsky composed the music during the winter of 1910–11 for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and the ballet was premièred in Paris at the Théâtre du Châtelet on June 13, 1911 under conductor Pierre Monteux, with choreography by Mikhail Fokine and sets by Alexandre Benois, the title role danced by Vaslav Nijinsky. (5989)
Unsigned Photo Dance