Details
NIJINSKY, WASLAV (1890-1950). Photographic reproduction inscribed and signed ("a André Waslav"), n.p., n.d. [circa 1915]. 130 x 94 mm. (5 1/8 x 3¾ in.) including borders, some tape-reinforcing at edges; folding mount. A shoulder-length portrait of the dancer, dressed in Eastern costume, inscribed and signed on the lower portion of the image. Rare.
"The legendary star of the Ballet Russe, Nijinsky went insane at the peak of his career and was committed to an asylum for the rest of his life. Autographed photographs of the dancer are very rare"--W.M.
"The legendary star of the Ballet Russe, Nijinsky went insane at the peak of his career and was committed to an asylum for the rest of his life. Autographed photographs of the dancer are very rare"--W.M.
Provenance
La Scala Autographs, New York City, 1981.