Details
DUNCAN, ISADORA (1878-1927). Postcard photograph inscribed and signed ("Grüss Isadora Duncan 1914"), n.p., n.d. [circa 1914]. 139 x 88 mm. (5½ x 3½ in.). A striking, bust-length profile pose of the dancer wearing a fur-trimmed cap and collar, inscribed and signed on the upper portion of the image. Rare.
"In her Greek tunic and flowing scarves, Isadora invented modern dance by moving to music that was not written to be danced. She died in a bizarre accident when her flowing scarf caught in the wheel of a moving car"--W.M.
"In her Greek tunic and flowing scarves, Isadora invented modern dance by moving to music that was not written to be danced. She died in a bizarre accident when her flowing scarf caught in the wheel of a moving car"--W.M.
Provenance
The Cornelius Greenway Collection (sale, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 4 May 1971, lot 208).