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Publication Received
Rolf de Maré. Art Collector, Ballet Director, Museum Creator
09/2010 | 1290 | 152
Pages: 623
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Reviewer:
McCully, Marilyn (McCully, Marilyn)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Maré, Rolf de
museums and institutions:
Dansmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden
print:
Maré, Rolf de
subjects:
Biographies / Collecting / Collections, Private / Ballet / Museum directors
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Rolf de Maré. Art Collector, Ballet Director, Museum Creator | author: Näslund, Erik , translated by: Tanner, Roger
Article
Picasso in London, 1919: the première of ‘The Three-Cornered Hat’
10/2006 | 1243 | 148
Pages: 666-679
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Author:
Beechey, James (Beechey, James)
Author:
Shone, Richard (Shone, Richard; S., R.; Shone, Richard)
Subjects
artists:
Picasso, Pablo
dates:
1900-1919
patrons:
Diaghilev, Serge
places:
England / London
print:
Picasso, Pablo
subjects:
Ballet / Theatre design / Costume / Biographies / Critical Reception / Bloomsbury Group
Illustrations
Attributed works:
14. Maquette for the decor of The Three-Cornered Hat, by Pablo Picasso. 1919. Gouache, watercolour and graphite, 17.9 by 26 cm. (Howard Rothschild Collection, Harvard Theatre Collection, Cambridge MA).
Attributed works:
15. Vera Nemchinova and Felix rehearsing ‘The Three-Cornered Hat’, by Pablo Picasso. 1919. Graphite, 31.5 by 24.5 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
16. Costume design for the Miller’s Wife, by Pablo Picasso. 1919. Watercolour, gouache and graphite, 26 by 19.5 cm. (Musée Picasso, Paris).
Attributed works:
17. Costume design for the Miller, by Pablo Picasso. 1919. Watercolour, gouache and graphite, 26 by 19.5 cm. (Musée Picasso, Paris).
Attributed works:
18. Curtain for The Three-Cornered Hat, by Pablo Picasso. 1919. Tempera on canvas, 1,000 by 1,600 cm. (New York Landmarks Conservancy, Seagram Building, New York).
Attributed works:
19. Portrait of Léonide Massine, by Pablo Picasso. 1919. Pencil, 38 by 29 cm. (Art Institute of Chicago).
Attributed works:
20. Lydia Lopokova, by Pablo Picasso. 1919. Pencil, 35.6 by 25.1 cms. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge).
Attributed works:
5. Portrait of André Derain, by Pablo Picasso. 1919. Pencil drawing reproduced from the souvenir programme for La Boutique Fantasque, London 1919. The drawing is in the Musée Picasso, Paris. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
6. La Boutique Fantasque: pas de deux (Léonide Massine and Lydia Lopokova in the can-can), by Pablo Picasso. 1919. Ink, 31 by 24 cm. (Private collection).
Western art unattributed:
10. Léonide Massine and Vladimir Polunin in the scene-painting studio at 48 Floral Street, London, 1919. Photograph. (Private collection).
Western art unattributed:
11. Vladimir and Elizabeth Polunin painting the drop-curtain for The Three-Cornered Hat in the scene-painting studio at 48 Floral Street, London,1919. Photograph. (Private collection).
Western art unattributed:
12. Pablo Picasso painting the drop-curtain for The Three-Cornered Hat in the scene-painting studio at 48 Floral Street, London, with Alexander Bray and Vladimir and Elizabeth Polunin, 1919. Photograph. (Private collection).
Western art unattributed:
13. A party in the scene-painting studio at 48 Floral Street, London, to celebrate the completion of the curtain (see foreground) for The Three-Cornered Hat, 1919. Picasso (centre) with Olga Picasso to his right; Elizabeth Polunin (far left) and Vladimir Polunin in profile at right. Photograph. (Private collection).
Western art unattributed:
21. The cast of The Three-Cornered Hat taking its curtain call, London, autumn season, 1919. Photograph. (Fonds Kochno, Bibliothèque de l’Opéra, Paris).
Western art unattributed:
7. Pablo and Olga Picasso’s identity books for their visit to London, 1919. (Archives, Musée Picasso, Paris).
Western art unattributed:
9. Pablo and Olga Picasso outside the Alhambra Theatre, Leicester Square, London, 1919. Photograph. (Courtesy Popperfoto).
Western art unattributed:
9. Serge Diaghilev, Vladimir Polunin and Pablo Picasso in the scene-painting studio, 48 Floral Street, London, 1919. Photograph. (Private collection).
Article
Matisse's Second Visit to London and His Collaboration with the 'Ballets Russes'
09/1997 | 1134 | 139
Pages: 588-599
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Author:
Labrusse, Rémi (Labrusse, Rémi)
Subjects
artists:
Matisse, Henri
dates:
1900-1919
places:
France / England / London
subjects:
French painting / Ballet / Dance
subjects:
Ballets Russes
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Matthew Stewart Prichard, by Henri Matisse. 1914. Etching, 20 by 15 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
10. Courtesan's Costume, by Henri Matisse. 1919. Pencil, Pen and Ink with Water-Colour, 27 by 21 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
11. Costume of a Mourner, Made by Marie Muelle in the Atelier of Paul Poiret after Design by Henri Matisse. 1919. Felt and Velvet, 160 by 168 cm. (Musée d'art et d'histoire, Genève).
Attributed works:
12. Study for the Costume and Accessories of Death, by Henri Matisse. 1919. Pencil, 21 by 13.5 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
13. Study for the Emperor's Throne, by Henri Matisse. 1919. Pencil, Pen and Ink with Water-Colour, 24.5 by 18 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
14. Study for the Emperor, by Henri Matisse. 1919. Pencil, 27.6 by 21.7 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
15. Study for the Dragon on the Central Medallion of the Back Stage Curtain (See Fig.9), by Henri Matisse. 1919. Pencil, Pen and Ink with Water-Colour on Two Sheets of Stuck Down Cardboard, 27 by 25.5 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
16. Study for a Warrior, by Henri Matisse. 1919. Pencil, 22 by 17 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
17. Costume of a Mandarin, Made by Marie Muelle at the Atelier of Paul Poiret after Designs by Henri Matisse. Satinised Cotton Decorated with Gilded Circles and Floral Patterns Painted in Ink. (Israel Museum, Jerusalem).
Attributed works:
18. Study for the Costume of a Mourner, by Henri Matisse. Brush and Ink, 27 by 21 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
19. Study for a Tree (Stage Prop), by Henri Matisse. 1919. Pencil, 22 by 17 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
2. The Chamberlain's Costume, Made by Marie Muelle in the Atelier of Paul Poiret after Designs by Henri Matisse. Embroidered Satinised Cotton, with Motifs Painted in Ink and Gouache. (Israel Museum, Jerusalem).
Attributed works:
21. Study for a Warrior for the Opera Le Rossignol, by Alexandre Benois. 1914. Pencil, Pen and Ink with Water-Colour. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
Attributed works:
22. Warrior, Copy after a Chinese Sculpture in the Musée Guimet, by Henri Matisse. 1919. Pencil, 22 by 17 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
24. Lion, Copied after a Chinese Sculpture in the Musée Guimet, Paris, by Henri Matisse. 1919. Pencil, 27.6 by 21.7 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
26. Study for the Back Wall in Chant de Rossignol, by Henri Matisse. 1919. Pencil and Gouache on Paper, Cut-Out and Pasted, 16.3 by 13.9 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
27. Three Masks, Study for the Central Medallion of the Front Curtain, by Henri Matisse. 1919. Brush and Ink on Two Squared Sheets, Pasted together, 121 by 47 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
28. Study for the Front Curtain, by Henri Matisse. 1919. Pencil, 47 by 61 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
3. Study for the Chamberlain's Costume, by Henri Matisse. 1919. Pencil, Pen and Ink with Water-Colour, 27 by 21 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
4. Study for a Lantern, by Henri Matisse. 1919. Pencil, 28 by 22 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
5. Study for the Nightingale, by Henri Matisse. 1919. Pen and Ink, 14.5 by 11.5 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
6. Sketch for Jewellery, by Henri Matisse. 1919. Pencil on Squared Paper, 22 by 17 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
7. Study for the Front Curtain, by Henri Matisse. 1919. Pencil, 48 by 31.5 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
8. Three Masks, Study for the Central Section of the Front Curtain, by Henri Matisse. 1919. Pencil, 10.2 by 15.7 cm. (Private Collection).
Non-western art unattributed:
20. Fragment of Ceramic Mosaic, Covered with Turquoise-Blue and Manganese-Purple Enamels. From a Mosque in Konia, Asia Minor. Turkish, 13th Century. 25.4 by 16.5 cm. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
25. The Salles de la Chine et du Japon in the Musée Guimet before 1924, Showing Two Chinese Lion Statues. Photograph. (Musée Guimet, Paris).
Western art unattributed:
23. The Celestial King (Loka Pala). Central Asia, Eighth Century. Polychromed Wood with Gilded Arms, 99 by 75 by 32.2 cm. (Musée Guimet, Paris).
Western art unattributed:
9. Final Scene of Le Chant du Rossignol, as Performed in the Théâtre de l'Opéra, Paris, in the Spring of 1920. Photograph. (Private Collection).
Article
Exercises in and around Degas's Classrooms: Part III
07/1993 | 1084 | 135
Pages: 452-462
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Author:
Meller, Mari Kálmán (Meller, Mari Kálmán; Meller, Marikalman)
Subjects
artists:
Degas, Edgar
dates:
1850-1899
places:
France / Paris
subjects:
French painting / Impressionism
subjects:
Ballet / Dance / Dancers / Iconography
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Two Dancers Sitting on a Bench, by Edgar Degas. c.1879. Pastel and Gouache on Paper, 45 by 64 cm. (Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont).
Attributed works:
10. Blue Dancers, by Edgar Degas. 1898. Pastel, 66 by 86.9 cm. (Musée d'Orsay, Paris).
Attributed works:
11. Landscape, by Edgar Degas. 1890-93. Pastel over Monotype on Paper, 30 by 40 cm. (Location Unknown).
Attributed works:
12. Dancers on Stage, by Edgar Degas. 1883. Pastel on Paper, 64.8 by 50.8 cm. (Dallas Museum of Art).
Attributed works:
13. Behind the Scenes, by Edgar Degas. c.1898. Pastel, 66 by 67 cm. (Pushkin Museum, Moscow).
Attributed works:
14. Little Girl Practicing at the Barre, by Edgar Degas. 1878-80. Charcoal with White Heightening on Pink Paper. 31 by 29.3 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
15. Woman Taken Unawares, by Edgar Degas. c.1896. Bronze, 40.6 cm. High. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
16. Dancers Tying up Their Sandals, by Edgar Degas. c.1892-95. 70.5 by 200.7 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art).
Attributed works:
2. Two Dancers at the Barre, by Edgar Degas. c.1876-77. Mixed Media, 75.6 by 81 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
3. Behind the Starting Barrier, by Edgar Degas. c.1880. 40 by 90 cm. (Bührle Foundation, Zürich).
Attributed works:
4. Jockeys before the Race, by Edgar Degas. Oil, Water-Colour, Gouache and Pastel on Paper, 107.3 by 73.7cm. (Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham).
Attributed works:
5. Dance Examination, by Edgar Degas. c.1879. Pastel, 63.4 by 48.2 cm. (Denver Art Museum).
Attributed works:
6. Medieval War Scene, by Edgar Degas. 1865. Essence on Paper, 81 by 147 cm. (Musée d'Orsay, Paris).
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7. Jockey blessé, by Edgar Degas. 1896-98. 181 by 151 cm. (Kunstmuseum, Basel).
Attributed works:
8. Dance Foyer, by Edgar Degas. c.1898. Charcoal and Pastel, Dimensions and Location Unknown.
Attributed works:
9. Four Dancers in the Foyer, by Edgar Degas. c.1890. Pastel, 47.6 by 60 cm. (Private Collection, U. S. A.).
Article
Exercises in and around Degas's Classrooms: Part II
04/1990 | 1045 | 132
Pages: 253-265
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Author:
Meller, Mari Kálmán (Meller, Mari Kálmán; Meller, Marikalman)
Subjects
artists:
Degas, Edgar
dates:
1850-1899
places:
France / Paris
subjects:
French painting / Impressionism
subjects:
Dancers / Dance / Ballet
subjects:
Iconography
Illustrations
Attributed works:
17. Dance Lesson, by Edgar Degas. 1879. 38 by 88 cm. (Paul Mellon Collection, Upperville, Virginia).
Attributed works:
18. Compositional Sketch for Classroom with Double Bass, by Edgar Degas. 1879. Detail from Notebook 31, p.70. (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, Carnet 23, p.70).
Attributed works:
19. Study of a Dancer Stretching Herself, by Edgar Degas. c. 1882-85. Pastel on Pale Grey Paper. 46.7 by 29.7 cm. (Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth).
Attributed works:
20. Study of a Dancer Tying Her Shoe, by Edgar Degas. c. 1882-85. Black Chalk and Pastel. 31.5 by 41 cm. (Formerly Private Collection, Paris).
Attributed works:
21. Classroom with Double Bass, by Edgar Degas. c. 1882-85. 39 by 89.5 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
22. Green Room, by Edgar Degas. c. 1888. 41 by 88 cm. (Institute of Arts, Detroit).
Attributed works:
23. Classroom with Double Bass, by Edgar Degas, c. 1882-85. 37 by 87 cm. Formerly M. Exteens Collection, Paris).
Attributed works:
24. Rehearsal Room, by Edgar Degas. c. 1898. 41.5 by 92 cm. (Fondation E. G. Bürhle, Zurich).
Attributed works:
25. Dancing Lesson, by Edgar Degas. c. 1880. 39 by 88.4 cm. (Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Mass.).
Attributed works:
26. Study of a Dancer with a Fan, by Edgar Degas. c. 1880. Charcoal, White Chalk and Pastel. 61 by 41.9 cm. (Metropolitan Museum, New York).
Attributed works:
27. Dancer at Rest, by Edgar Degas. c. 1880. Charcoal Heightened with White, and Other Media. 62 by 49 cm. (Museum of Art, Philadelphia).
Attributed works:
28. Detail of Fig.25. [Dancing Lesson, by Edgar Degas. c. 1880. 39 by 88.4 cm. (Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Mass.).]
Attributed works:
29. Dancer at Rest, by Edgar Degas. c. 1880. Charcoal Heightened with White, and Other Media. 64 by 49 cm. (E. Chausson Collection, Paris).
Attributed works:
30. Bust Length Study of a Dancer, by Edgar Degas. c. 1882-85. Black Chalk and Pastel. 21 by 23 cm. (Narodni Musej, Belgrade).
Attributed works:
31. Nude Dancer Holding Her Head, by Edgar Degas. c. 1882-85. Charcoal and Pastel. 49.5 by 30.7 cm. (Musée d'Orsay, Paris).
Attributed works:
32. Rehearsal, by Edgar Degas. c. 1890. 36.1 by 87.6 cm. (Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven).
Attributed works:
33. Dancers Ascending a Staircase, by Edgar Degas. c. 1888. 39 by 89 cm. (Musée d'Orsay, Paris).
Attributed works:
34. Before the Ballet, by Edgar Degas. c. 1890-92. 40 by 89 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C.).
Article
Exercises in and Around Degas's Classrooms: Part I
03/1988 | 1020 | 130
Pages: 198-215
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Author:
Meller, Mari Kálmán (Meller, Mari Kálmán; Meller, Marikalman)
Subjects
artists:
Degas, Edgar
dates:
1850-1899
places:
France
places:
Paris
subjects:
French painting / Dancers / Iconography
subjects:
Dance / Ballet
subjects:
Impressionism
Illustrations
Attributed works:
14. Rehearsal, by Edgar Degas (L.430). 1874. 66 by 100 cm. (Burrell Collection, Glasgow).
Attributed works:
15. Dancing School, by Edgar Degas (L.398). 1873. 48 by 61 cm. (Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington).
Attributed works:
16. Calvary, by Andrea Mantegna. 1457-59. Panel, 67 by 93 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
17. The Gonzaga Family, by Andrea Mantegna. c.1469-72. Fresco. (Camera degli Sposi, Castello di Corte, Mantua).
Attributed works:
19. Dancer Posing in a Photographer's Studio, by Edgar Degas (L.324). 1874. 65 by 50 cm. (Museum of Modern Western Art, Moscow).
Attributed works:
20. Ballet Class, by Edgar Degas (L.479). c.1880. 81 by 76 cm. (Museum of Fine Art, Philadelphia).
Attributed works:
21. Detail of Fig.17. [The Gonzaga Family, by Andrea Mantegna. c.1469-72. Fresco. (Camera degli Sposi, Castello di Corte, Mantua).]
Attributed works:
22. Detail of Fig.15. [Dancing School, by Edgar Degas (L.398). 1873. 48 by 61 cm. (Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington).]
Attributed works:
23. Young Spartans Exercising, by Edgar Degas (L.70). 1860-61. 109 by 159 cm. (National Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
24. Elena Carafa di Montejasi-Cicerale, by Edgar Degas (L.327). 1873. 70 by 55 cm. (National Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
25. Rehearsal Room, by Edgar Degas (L.297). c.1871. 19 by 27 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
26. Dance Lesson, by Edgar Degas (L.298). 1872. 32 by 46 cm. (Musée d'Orsay, Paris).
Attributed works:
27. Duet, by Edgar Degas (L.331). c.1868-70. 81 by 65 cm. (Dumbarton Oaks House Collection, Washington).
Attributed works:
28. Rehearsal of a Ballet on Stage, by Edgar Degas. c.1873-74 (L.340). Mixed Media on Canvas, 65 by 81 cm. (Musée d'Orsay, Paris).
Attributed works:
29. Rehearsal of a Ballet on Stage, by Edgar Degas. c.1873 (L.400). Pen and Ink on Paper Mounted on Canvas, Overworked with Mixed Media, 54.3 by 73 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
30. Rehearsal of a Ballet on Stage, by Edgar Degas. c.1873-74 (L.498). Pastel over Brush and Ink on Paper, 53 by 72 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
31. Chef d'orchestre, by Edgar Degas. 30 by 19 cm. (Reproduced in the Catalogue of the Third Vente Degas, Lot 113(1) as 'Un orateur'.
Attributed works:
32. Orchestra of the Opéra, by Edgar Degas. c.1868-69 (L.186). 56 by 46 cm. (Musée d'Orsay, Paris).
Attributed works:
33. Dancers of the Old Opera House, by Edgar Degas (L.438). c.1877. Pastel over Monotype, 22 by 17.1 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).
Attributed works:
34. Study for Rehearsal on Stage, by Edgar Degas. Page 27 of Notebook 24 (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris).
Attributed works:
35. Four Dancers, by Edgar Degas. c.1899 (L.1267). 151 by 180 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).
Western art unattributed:
18. Martyrdom of St Christopher, Copy after the Damaged Fresco by Andrea Mantegna in the Chiesa degli Eremitani, Padua (Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris).
Book Review
Costume for Ballet. Ballet Designs and Illustrations, 1581-1940. A Catalogue Raisonne [Le Ballet de Cour de Louis XIV]
08/1968 | 785 | 110
Pages: 470
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Reviewer:
Laver, James (Laver, James; Laver, J.; L., J.)
Subjects
dates:
1600-1799
patrons:
Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
places:
France
subjects:
Costume / Dress / Design / Ballet / Dance / Catalogues
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Costume for Ballet. Ballet Designs and Illustrations, 1581-1940. A Catalogue Raisonne | author: Christout, Marie-Françoise , author: Reade, Brian
subjects:
Le Ballet de Cour de Louis XIV | author: Christout, Marie-Françoise
Exhibition Review
Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions: 'Picasso and the Theatre' at Toulouse
01/1966 | 754 | 108
Pages: 52-54
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Reviewer:
Boggs, Jean Sutherland (Boggs, Jean Sutherland; Boggs, Jean S.)
Subjects
artists:
Picasso, Pablo
dates:
1960-1969
museums and institutions:
Musée des Augustins, Toulouse, France
places:
France / Toulouse
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
subjects:
Theatre (discipline) / Ballet
Illustrations
Attributed works:
57. La Danse Villageoise, by Pablo Picasso. 1921. Pastel on Canvas, 139.5 by 85.6 cm. (Property of the Artist.).
Article
M. Larionow and the Russian Ballet
03/1919 | 192 | 34
Pages: 112-113+116-118
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Author:
Fry, Roger E. (Fry, Roger E.; Fry, Roger (R. F.; R. E. F.); F., R. E.; Fry, R. E.; F., R.; F.)
Subjects
artists:
Larionov, Mikhail
dates:
1900-1919
places:
Russia
subjects:
Paintings / Avant-garde / Theatre design / Ballet / Dance
subjects:
Constructivist
subjects:
Russian painting
Illustrations
Attributed works:
A Personnage Pour "La Marche Funèbre", Musique de Lord Berners (Tyrwhitt). Marionettes Designs by M. Larionow, for "La Marche Funèbre", and "Histoires Naturelles" B Le Mariage du Paon, C Le Cygne, D Le Martin Pecheur, Pour "Histoires Naturelles" de Jules Renard, Musique de Ravel. Marionettes. Designs by M. Larionow, for "La Marche Funèbre", and "Histoires Naturelles"
Attributed works:
Costume of the Cat in "Kikimora". Designs by M. Larionow
Attributed works:
Coulisse for "Le Soleil de Nuit". Designs by M. Larionow
Attributed works:
Decors of "Baba Jaga. Designs by M. Larionow