Ballet Dancing Collection

Ballerina Margot Fonteyn
New York, New York: September 15, 1950 Ballerina Margot Fonteyn in a production of Swan Lake

Costume of Bacchante, for a representation of the Ballets Russians in 1911
6438043 Costume of Bacchante, for a representation of the Ballets Russians in 1911. (illustration) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: Art. Dance. Costume of Bacchante)

"Le roi"costume de Leon Bakst pour le ballet "
FIA5396871 " Le roi" costume de Leon Bakst pour le ballet " La belle au bois dormant de Piotr Tchaikovski (1840-1893) (The king)

Woman in velvet evening coat with silver silk embroidery, 1912-14 (stencil)
5893085 Woman in velvet evening coat with silver silk embroidery, 1912-14 (stencil); (add.info.: Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching from Tommaso Antongini's Journal des Dames et des Modes

Drawing for costum of Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950) in ballet Sheherazade, 1910
1760463 Drawing for costum of Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950) in ballet Sheherazade, 1910; (add.info.: Drawing for costum of Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950) in ballet Sheherazade, 1910); Photo: Tallandier

Illustration for "Mitsou" by Colette, 1930 (woodcut)
8683012 Illustration for "Mitsou" by Colette, 1930 (woodcut) by Hermann-Paul, Rene George (1874-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Art. Dance. Ballet at the theatre of La Scala, Milan. Postcard, italy, c.1920 (postcard)
3434028 Art. Dance. Ballet at the theatre of La Scala, Milan. Postcard, italy, c.1920 (postcard); (add.info.: Art. Representation au theatre de la Scala, Milan. Coll. Part. Art. Dance)

Economy. Figaro washing powder. Poster by Leo Gausson, France, c.1890 (poster)
3434478 Economy. Figaro washing powder. Poster by Leo Gausson, France, c.1890 (poster); (add.info.: Economie. Lessive Figaro. Coll. Part. Economy. Figaro washing powder)

Anna Pavlova (1881-1931) russian dancer in ballet "Butterfly" 1910
1760554 Anna Pavlova (1881-1931) russian dancer in ballet "Butterfly" 1910; (add.info.: Anna Pavlova (1881-1931) russian dancer in ballet "Butterfly" 1910); Photo: Tallandier

Ballet "The Firebird" 1926 : dancers Serge Lifar and Olga Spessivtzeva (Spessiva)
1760561 Ballet "The Firebird" 1926 : dancers Serge Lifar and Olga Spessivtzeva (Spessiva), costums by Natalia Gontcharova; (add.info.: Ballet "The Firebird" 1926)

Ballet "The Wedding", 1923 (b/w photo)
1968762 Ballet "The Wedding", 1923 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Ballet by IgorStravinski "The Wedding" : performance by Les Ballets Russes (The Russian Ballets) in Paris

Tamara Platonova Karsavina (1885-1978) russian dancer in ballet Petrushka, 1911
1760555 Tamara Platonova Karsavina (1885-1978) russian dancer in ballet Petrushka, 1911; (add.info.: Tamara Platonova Karsavina (1885-1978) russian dancer in ballet Petrushka, 1911); Photo: Tallandier

Leonide Massine, Jean Cocteau and Serge de Diaghilev, c. 1917-1918 (b/w photo)
1749264 Leonide Massine, Jean Cocteau and Serge de Diaghilev, c. 1917-1918 (b/w photo); (add.info.: russian dancer Leonide Massine)

The dancer Maria Taglioni (1804-1884) in the ballet "The God and the Bayadere" composed by Daniel Auber
AIS5342010 The dancer Maria Taglioni (1804-1884) in the ballet "The God and the Bayadere" composed by Daniel Auber (1782-1871) 1830 (engraving); © Iberfoto

Ballet "The Wedding", 1923 (b/w photo)
1968758 Ballet "The Wedding", 1923 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Ballet by IgorStravinski "The Wedding" : performance by Les Ballets Russes (The Russian Ballets) in Paris

russian choreographer Serge de Diaghilev with russian dancer Leonide Massine
1749276 russian choreographer Serge de Diaghilev with russian dancer Leonide Massine and Pablo Picasso at the time of their artistic-collaborations for ballets Parade, Le Tricorne, Pucinella c

Dancers, c. 1896 (pastel on paper)
7424133 Dancers, c. 1896 (pastel on paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 51.1 x 40 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Painting by Edgar Degas); Photo © Christie's Images

Ballet costume, c.1640-60 (gouache)
903928 Ballet costume, c.1640-60 (gouache) by Gissey, Henri de (1621-1673); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Ballet costume of a wild man, c.1654 (gouache)
903926 Ballet costume of a wild man, c.1654 (gouache) by Gissey, Henri de (1621-1673); (add.info.: Design by Henri de Gissey for the Ballet: The Wedding of Peleus and Thetis)

Ballet costume of war, 1621-73 (gouache)
903925 Ballet costume of war, 1621-73 (gouache) by Gissey, Henri de (1621-1673); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950) russian dancer of polish origins here in ballet Sheherazade, 1910, Paris, photo Bert
1742021 Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950) russian dancer of polish origins here in ballet Sheherazade, 1910, Paris, photo Bert by French School

Ballet costume of a magician, c.1654 (gouache)
903927 Ballet costume of a magician, c.1654 (gouache) by Gissey, Henri de (1621-1673); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Ballet costume of fury, 1621-73 (gouache)
903924 Ballet costume of fury, 1621-73 (gouache) by Gissey, Henri de (1621-1673); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Projet de costume pour le ballet Raymonda de Alexandre (Alexander) Glazunov (Glazounov ou Glazunoff ou Glazunow)
FIA5353634 Projet de costume pour le ballet Raymonda de Alexandre (Alexander) Glazunov (Glazounov ou Glazunoff ou Glazunow) (1865-1936) (Costume Design for the ballet Raimonda by A. Glazunov)

Miss Ida Heath, English Dancer, 1894 (lithograph on cream wove paper)
5859491 Miss Ida Heath, English Dancer, 1894 (lithograph on cream wove paper) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 35.5 -- 26.1 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Nijinsky performing the Danse Siamoise from Les Orientales, 1910 (b/w photo)
XJF397692 Nijinsky performing the Danse Siamoise from Les Orientales, 1910 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Woman in hunting outfit and mouse-grey carrick coat holding a whip, 1912 (stencil)
5892975 Woman in hunting outfit and mouse-grey carrick coat holding a whip, 1912 (stencil) by Taquoy, Maurice (1878-1952); (add.info)

Woman in tweed coat, check skirt and high laced booties. Golf bag and weekend bag behind her
5893009 Woman in tweed coat, check skirt and high laced booties. Golf bag and weekend bag behind her. Petit loden tailleur en laine d'Ecosse, grosses bottines lacees

Woman in coursing outfit in plum velvet trimmed with opossum fur, hunting shoes with white gaiters, dog in green coat
5892996 Woman in coursing outfit in plum velvet trimmed with opossum fur, hunting shoes with white gaiters, dog in green coat

Woman holding a shotgun in a tweed hunting outfit, 1912 (stencil)
5892970 Woman holding a shotgun in a tweed hunting outfit, 1912 (stencil) by Taquoy, Maurice (1878-1952); (add.info.: woman holding a shotgun in a hunting outfit of Scottish wool, gloves)

Study of a Nude Dancer, c. 1878-79 (charcoal and black marker on paper)
7305591 Study of a Nude Dancer, c.1878-79 (charcoal and black marker on paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: by Edgar Degas (1834-1917))

Cleopatre-Diane de Merode known as Cleo de Merode (1875-1966), opera dancer. 1906 (photography)
7309557 Cleopatre-Diane de Merode known as Cleo de Merode (1875-1966), opera dancer.1906 (photography) by Rutlinger, Leopold-Emile (1863-1937); 14 x 9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Decor preparatoire pour "Le pavillon d'Armide", ballet de Nikolai (Nicolas) Tcherepnine (1873-1945)
FIA5373593 Decor preparatoire pour " Le pavillon d Armide", ballet de Nikolai (Nicolas) Tcherepnine (1873-1945) - Oeuvre de Alexander Nikolayevich Benois (1870-1960), 1907 - 59

Portrait de la ballerine Lyudmila Mesaksudi Barash (Portrait of the ballet dancer Lyudmila Mesaksudi Barash)
FIA5343129 Portrait de la ballerine Lyudmila Mesaksudi Barash (Portrait of the ballet dancer Lyudmila Mesaksudi Barash). Peinture de Nikolai Petrovich Bogdanov Belsky (Bogdanov-Belsky)

Two Studies of Dancers, c. 1873 (black and white chalk on green paper)
7298483 Two Studies of Dancers, c.1873 (black and white chalk on green paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 46.8 -- 29.5 cm; J

Costume preparatoire pour "Le pavillon d'Armide", ballet de Nikolai (Nicolas) Tcherepnine (1873-1945)
FIA5373566 Costume preparatoire pour " Le pavillon d Armide", ballet de Nikolai (Nicolas) Tcherepnine (1873-1945) - Oeuvre de Alexander Nikolayevich Benois (1870-1960), 1907 - 33, 4x20

Dancer at the Bar (on Point), c. 1885 (charcoal with pastel and estompe on tan laid paper)
5859200 Dancer at the Bar (on Point), c.1885 (charcoal with pastel and estompe on tan laid paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 32--24.4 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Dancer Ready to Dance, Right Foot Forward, 1888-95 (bronze)
5860218 Dancer Ready to Dance, Right Foot Forward, 1888-95 (bronze) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 56.2--38.7 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

In the Wings, 1899 (oil on canvas)
5859644 In the Wings, 1899 (oil on canvas) by Forain, Jean Louis (1852-1931); 60.5--73.8 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: Jean Louis Forain (1852-1931))

Dancer Resting with a Fan, 1890-95 (charcoal on paper)
5859141 Dancer Resting with a Fan, 1890-95 (charcoal on paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 50.5--44.8 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas (1834-1917))

Arabesque, 1885-90 (bronze)
5859247 Arabesque, 1885-90 (bronze) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 54.6--61 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas (1834-1917))

Dancer Stretching at the Bar, 1867-80 (pastel with estompe on cream laid paper)
5859655 Dancer Stretching at the Bar, 1867-80 (pastel with estompe on cream laid paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 31.8--24 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Dancer Turning, c. 1876 (charcoal and chalk on paper)
5860820 Dancer Turning, c.1876 (charcoal and chalk on paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 60.7--44.8 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas (1834-1917))

Dancer Bending Forward, 1874-79 (charcoal with pastel on blue paper)
5859654 Dancer Bending Forward, 1874-79 (charcoal with pastel on blue paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 46.2--30.4 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

On the Stage, 1876-77 (pastel on paper laid down on board)
5859060 On the Stage, 1876-77 (pastel on paper laid down on board) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 59.2--42.8 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Les coulisses de l Opera au Musee Grevin, 1891 (lithography)
398374 Les coulisses de l Opera au Musee Grevin, 1891 (lithography) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Les coulisses de l Opera au Musee Grevin)

D. Dancer
6523696 D. Dancer by Henreaux, Lucien L. (pseudonym LSH) (active 1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Silhouettes -- Alphabet. Publisher unknown, 1904 (legal depot BNF)

Dessin de costume pour le ballet "Petrouchka"de Igor Stravinski (Stravinsky, 1882-1971) (Petrushka)
FIA5366022 Dessin de costume pour le ballet " Petrouchka" de Igor Stravinski (Stravinsky, 1882-1971) (Petrushka). Dessin de Pyotr Boborykin (Piotr Boborykine) (1836-1921)

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"Ballet Dancing: A Timeless Art of Grace and Elegance" Ballerina Margot Fonteyn, with her ethereal movements and captivating stage presence, embodies the essence of ballet. Her performances transport audiences to a world where dreams come alive through dance. The costumes worn by dancers throughout history have played an integral role in bringing their characters to life. From the Bacchante costume designed for the Ballets Russians in 1911 to "Le roi" costume by Leon Bakst, each intricate detail adds depth and authenticity to the performance. Miss Ida Heath, an English dancer from 1894, captured hearts with her lithograph on cream wove paper. Her graceful poses showcased the beauty and discipline required in ballet. Nijinsky's iconic portrayal of Danse Siamoise from Les Orientales in 1910 left spectators breathless. The black-and-white photograph immortalizes his talent and artistry forever. Alexander Glazunov's costume design for the ballet Raymonda showcases his creativity and attention to detail. These masculine costumes add a touch of grandeur to every performance. In another era, women donned hunting outfits or tweed coats while holding shotguns or whips. These unconventional ensembles reflect their strength and independence outside the realm of ballet. One cannot forget Edgar Degas' bronze sculpture titled "The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer. " This masterpiece captures both innocence and determination as it stands as a testament to young dancers' dedication worldwide. Ballet dancing transcends time; it is an art form that continues to captivate audiences across generations. With its blend of athleticism, gracefulness, storytelling, and sheer beauty, this enchanting dance style will forever hold a special place in our hearts.