Poster — Ballet Russes poster , Paris, 1923
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1923
Poster in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.4605-1995), made in Paris, dated 1923. The museum's brief description reads: Poster advertising the Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilev performing Les Noces, Pulcinella, Le Sacre du Printemps, Chout, Parade, Petrushka (transliterated here as Petrouchka), Contes Russes and Prince Igor (Danses Polovtsiennes) at the Theatre Lyrique Municipal de la Gaite, Paris, 1923….
Museum description: Pictorial and typographic poster advertising the Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilev performing Les Noces, Pulcinella, Le Sacre du Printemps, Chout, Parade, Petrushka (transliterated here as Petrouchka), Contes Russes and Prince Igor (Danses Polovtsiennes) at the Theatre Lyrique Municipal de la Gaite, Paris, 13-21 June 1923. Ilustrated with an attached colour lithograph showing Pablo Picasso's design for the Chinese Conjuror in Parade.
The museum records it as Printed ink on paper, measuring Height 82 cm; Width 123 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Poster advertising the Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilev performing Les Noces, Pulchinella, Le Sacre du Printemps, Chout, Parade, Petrushka (transliterated here as Petrouchka), Contes Russes and Prince Igor (Danses Polovtsiennes) at the Theatre Lyrique Municipal de la Gaite, Paris, 13-21 June 1923. The premiere of Les Noces took place on 13 June. The poster includes Pablo Picasso's illustration of the costume for the Chinese Conjuror which served as a logo for the company in the 1920s.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- ink, paper
- Dimensions
- Height 82 cm; Width 123 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Printed ink on paper
- Place recorded
- Paris
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- Affiche 40 c and 2/10'
Identification
- Museum object name
- Poster
- Museum object number
- S.4605-1995
- Museum system number
- O1169652
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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