Signed low right in Cyrillic [1907], inscribed “Russisches Ballett”and numbered 45 on the back. Exhibited: XXXI Austellung Secession Wien, Moderne Russische Kunst, November 1908 (described in the catalog under the #45). Bibliography: “A Time to Gather… Russian Art From Foreign Private collections”, State Russian Museum, Saint-Petersburg, Palace Editions, 2008, illustrated on p.23; postcard published by Artes Liberales St. Petersburg #898 “Анна Павлова и Вацлав Нижинский в балете Н Черепнина “Пaвильон Армиды”, 1907, холст, масло, 47х55,8, частное собрание” (enclosed).

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Compare with A. Benois decor shown at the background of our painting: XXth century paintings, watercolours and drawings from the collection of Leonide Massine – Sotheby’s London Jul 7 1971 lot 113.


In a Spanish late 17th century hand carved and gilded frame with applied flower to the eared centers and applied leaf and palmetto eared corners, centered laurel leaf sight and plain back edge.