{"product_id":"24988-pavlova-anna-kobeleff-konstantin-meiere-hildreth-konstantin-kobeleff-as-jumping-jack-in-die-puppenfee-1915","title":"[Pavlova, Anna. (1881-1931)] [Kobeleff, Konstantin. (1885 - 1966)]Meière, Hildreth. (1892-1961) Konstantin Kobeleff as Jumping Jack in Die Puppenfee, 1915","description":"\u003cp\u003eGouache on paper, depicting a performance\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e Die Puppenfee, \u003c\/em\u003eAnna Pavlova Ballet, Inc, at the Cort Theater, San Francisco, 1915. Verso of frame with a signed label with work information, including that it depicts the dancer \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eKobeleff, and stating \"This painting was painted by my mother, Hildreth Meire. Attested by her daughter, Louise Meire Dunn, April 1984.\"  Paper measures \u003c\/span\u003e7.5 x 5.5 inches (19.1 x 14 cm), and framed to an overall size of 12.75 x 10.625 inches (32 x 27 cm). \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn overall good condition in a somewhat worn gilt wood frame. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst performed in 1888 at the Vienna Court, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eDie Puppenfee (\"Fairy Doll\") \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ewas inspired  - like \u003cem\u003eCoppelia\u003c\/em\u003e - by E.T. A Hoffman’s 1815 tale “The Sandman.” Composed by Joseph Bayer, it is known especially for the \u003cem\u003epas de trois\u003c\/em\u003e between the Fairy Doll and two Harlequin Dolls. In the 1920s, Russian prima ballerina Anna Pavlova performed as the Fairy Doll and regularly toured with the work with her troupe. She danced it in San Francisco in 1915 on a program which also included the premiere of \u003cspan\u003eher \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCalifornia Poppy \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eas a gift to her West Coast admirers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKonstantin Kobeleff, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003efirst of the Maryinsky and then the Diaghilev \u003cem\u003eBallets Russes\u003c\/em\u003e, toured with Pavlova's company through her last North American tour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmerican muralist \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHildreth Meière was active in the first half of the twentieth century and is especially known for her Art Deco designs. During her 40-year career, she completed approximately 100 commissions, including  the iconographic interiors at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, the dynamic roundels of Dance, Drama, and Song at Radio City Music Hall, and the decoration of the Great Hall at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62573497680031,"sku":"24988","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Pavlova_Meiere_HildrethJumpingJack24988b.jpg?v=1762803718","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/24988-pavlova-anna-kobeleff-konstantin-meiere-hildreth-konstantin-kobeleff-as-jumping-jack-in-die-puppenfee-1915","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}