[Ballets Russes - Goncharova] - Bal Olympique. Real costumed - Lot 42

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[Ballets Russes - Goncharova] - Bal Olympique. Real costumed - Lot 42
[Ballets Russes - Goncharova] - Bal Olympique. Real costumed sports ball organized by the Union des Artistes Russes in Paris on Friday, July 11, 1924, from midnight to 6 a.m. at the Taverne de l'Olympia 28 Bd des Capucines... Print of 2 posters, one salmon-colored, the other off-white, presented in 2 double-sided frames protected by glass and lined with green morocco. The 2 frames are linked together by a green morocco strip, allowing them to be closed or opened like a small folding screen. The 2 posters have been cut or folded (as the frame cannot be removed, it cannot be checked) so that the open front and back show the complete poster. The first panel, illustrated with a drawing by Barthe, presents the title followed by a piece of notated music by Germaine Tailleferre, then follows the description of the "Bal consacré à Apollon, Dieu de l'Olympe et à la grande Olympiade de Colombes...". BOXING, Jack Dempsey, Georges Carpentier ... - FIGHTING, Strangler Lewis... - TENNIS, Suzanne Langlen... - BASSE-BALL [sic], Babe Ruth - CINEMA, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford - AVIATION, Leonardo da Vinci, Ader... - HIPPISM, the Trojan Horse... The hall will be sumptuously decorated in an hour... Decorating speed record. 50 artists will participate in the decoration...". The second panel, illustrated with a costume design by Goncharova, details the entire program, with the names of the participating artists. Overall dimensions of each part, 67.8 x 26.7 cm. Dimensions of posters on view, 64.8 x 23.6 cm. A highly original presentation.
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