Two original sanguine (red pastel) drawings by the celebrated ballerina, including a self portrait in the role of Columbine and a drawing of a bearded man (possibly her friend, the artist Alexander Jacovleff). Portrait with inked inscription to verso, "This is to certify that this page of drawings was taken from the sketch book of the ballerina Anna Pavlova, C.M. Beaumont, Sept 3, 1964." Smaller drawing measuring 9 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches; 23.5 x 17cm; larger 11 x 8 3/4 inches; 28 by 22.5cm. Both in fine condition.
From the collection of Roberta & John Lazzarini, founders of the Pavlova Museum, Ivy House, London. Taken from Pavlova's sketch book as attested by Beaumont, and presented to them by Guy Wilcox for the Pavlova Museum. Roberta Lazzarini is internationally regarded as a major authority on the history of British and Russian ballet and particularly on the life and art of Anna Pavlova.
In his biography of Pavlova, Victor Dandré writes, "In all her life Pavlova never had a single lesson from a painter or sculptor, but possessed quite an extraordinary gift for drawing ...Coping with the laws of perspective, of which she knew nothing, and trying to obtain shadow effects were tasks of great difficulty ... And yet she would get more or less what she wanted, and such work of her brush as still remains, naive and primitive, is full of artistic feeling. Her natural talent for sculpture was much stronger."
The Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova was without doubt the most celebrated dancer of her time. Famed for her technical skills, expressiveness, and grace, she was the principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and, for a short time, the Ballets Russes of Serge Diaghilev. She is seen here as Columbine from 'Les Coquetteries de Columbine'. The production was composed by Riccardo Drigo and choreographed by Nicolai Legat and was premiered at Palace Theatre, London 15th April, 1912.
The authorship attestation is from the influential British dance historian and critic Cyril Beaumont (1891–1976), who owned and operated a world-famous dance bookshop in Charing Cross Road, London from 1910 to 1965.
Two original sanguine (red pastel) drawings by the celebrated ballerina, including a self portrait in the role of Columbine and a drawing of a bearded man (possibly her friend, the artist Alexander Jacovleff). Portrait with inked inscription to verso, "This is to certify that this page of drawings was taken from the sketch book of the ballerina Anna Pavlova, C.M. Beaumont, Sept 3, 1964." Smaller drawing measuring 9 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches; 23.5 x 17cm; larger 11 x 8 3/4 inches; 28 by 22.5cm. Both in fine condition.
From the collection of Roberta & John Lazzarini, founders of the Pavlova Museum, Ivy House, London. Taken from Pavlova's sketch book as attested by Beaumont, and presented to them by Guy Wilcox for the Pavlova Museum. Roberta Lazzarini is internationally regarded as a major authority on the history of British and Russian ballet and particularly on the life and art of Anna Pavlova.
In his biography of Pavlova, Victor Dandré writes, "In all her life Pavlova never had a single lesson from a painter or sculptor, but possessed quite an extraordinary gift for drawing ...Coping with the laws of perspective, of which she knew nothing, and trying to obtain shadow effects were tasks of great difficulty ... And yet she would get more or less what she wanted, and such work of her brush as still remains, naive and primitive, is full of artistic feeling. Her natural talent for sculpture was much stronger."
The Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova was without doubt the most celebrated dancer of her time. Famed for her technical skills, expressiveness, and grace, she was the principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and, for a short time, the Ballets Russes of Serge Diaghilev. She is seen here as Columbine from 'Les Coquetteries de Columbine'. The production was composed by Riccardo Drigo and choreographed by Nicolai Legat and was premiered at Palace Theatre, London 15th April, 1912.
The authorship attestation is from the influential British dance historian and critic Cyril Beaumont (1891–1976), who owned and operated a world-famous dance bookshop in Charing Cross Road, London from 1910 to 1965.