Marie VASSILIEFF (Smolensk 1884 - Nogent sur Marne 1957) Set of the ball of the black misery Pencil and ink on paper Signed Marie Vassilieff lower left Titled Décors du bal de la "Misère noire" and captioned Bal de la misère noire Ballet du Claude Dubosque costumes of Marie on the back Size: 23 x 31 cm. 9 x 12,2 in. approx. Drawing made to illustrate the typescript of her memoirs: La bohème du XXe siècle In 1927 Marie conceived the show Bal de la misère noire with Claude Duboscq and Vladimir Polissadiv, for the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. The show was banned from performance. We thank Mr Claude Bernès for confirming the authenticity of this work and for the information he gave us on its provenance Dirt, small folds, blunted corners

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