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310 - OLGA PREOBRAJENSKA and NIKOLAI LEGAT. Olga Preobrajenska (Ольга Преображенская) alongside dancer and choreographer Nikolai Legat (Николай Легат) in dance costumes from the famous Imperial Ballet of the Mariinsky Theater in Saint Petersburg, circa 1890. The Cyrillic inscription at the bottom of the image clearly indicates their names: ПРЕОБРАЖЕНСКАЯ и ЛЕГАТЪ (Preobrajenskaïa i Legat). Vintage postcard format. 9 x 14 cm. Serge Lifar stamp on the back. Imperial era in Russia. Olga Preobrajenska (1871–1962) was one of the greatest prima ballerinas of the Mariinsky Theater Ballet in St. Petersburg. Renowned for her virtuoso technique and grace, she later emigrated to Paris, where she became a legendary dance teacher, training generations of prima ballerinas. Nikolai Legat (1869–1937) was a principal dancer, ballet master, and leading choreographer at the Mariinsky Theater; he succeeded the great Marius Petipa. He was notably Preobrazhenskaya’s stage partner, as well as that of other legendary figures such as Anna Pavlova.
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OLGA PREOBRAJENSKA and NIKOLAI LEGAT. Olga Preobrajenska (Ольга Преображенская) alongside dancer and choreographer Nikolai Legat (Николай Легат) in dance costumes from the famous Imperial Ballet of the Mariinsky Theater in Saint Petersburg, circa 1890. The Cyrillic inscription at the bottom of the image clearly indicates their names: ПРЕОБРАЖЕНСКАЯ и ЛЕГАТЪ (Preobrajenskaïa i Legat). Vintage postcard format. 9 x 14 cm. Serge Lifar stamp on the back. Imperial era in Russia. Olga Preobrajenska (1871–1962) was one of the greatest prima ballerinas of the Mariinsky Theater Ballet in St. Petersburg. Renowned for her virtuoso technique and grace, she later emigrated to Paris, where she became a legendary dance teacher, training generations of prima ballerinas. Nikolai Legat (1869–1937) was a principal dancer, ballet master, and leading choreographer at the Mariinsky Theater; he succeeded the great Marius Petipa. He was notably Preobrazhenskaya’s stage partner, as well as that of other legendary figures such as Anna Pavlova.
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COLLECTION OF A THEATER AND FILM SET DESIGNER. A collection of photographs, including an erotic album from the Le Chabanais brothel circa 1890 and an album from the Théâtre de la Mode in 1946. A collection of Japanese prints and postcards. Books, old papers, and banknotes. Numerous gouache paintings of costumes (by Edel, Choubrac, Zinoview, Minon, Tom Keogh, Betout, Fost, and Jenny Carré...) and two gouaches by MAYO from Marcel Carné’s legendary film *Les Enfants du Paradis*, along with movie posters...Auction house
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