Edward Seago (1910-1974)

Giselle at the Monte Carlo Ballet

Details

Edward Seago (1910-1974)
Giselle at the Monte Carlo Ballet
signed and dated 'Edward Seago 38' (lower right)
oil on canvas
20 x 24 in. (51.4 x 61 cm.)

Provenance

Anon. sale; Christie's, 12 June 1986, lot 134, where purchased by the present owner.

Exhibited

New York, Carrol Carstairs Gallery, 1938 (not traced).
London, Marlborough Fine Art, Edward Seago, April-May 1978, no.3.

Lot Essay

In 1937 Seago travelled to Monte Carlo where he worked with his friend John Masefield on A Tribute to Ballet, an album of poems and paintings which was published in 1938 to wide acclaim. The present work depicts a performance of Giselle with Tamra Toumanova and Serge Lifar of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. The set was designed by Alexander Benois.

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