Ballet rehearsal of Swan Lake by the Corps de Ballet in the Cupola of the Opéra de Paris

Artist Alfred Eisenstaedt (American, born Poland, 1898 - 1995)

Date1930

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 8 7/16 × 11 9/16 inches (21.43 × 29.37 cm)
Mount: 13 1/2 × 18 3/4 inches (34.29 × 47.63 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2016.75.66.12

SignedSigned on mount recto, lower right, in black pen: "Eisenstaedt"

InscribedDated on mount recto, lower left, in black pen: "1930"; Inscribed on mount verso, top, in black pen: "Ballet rehearsal of Swan Lake by the Corps de Ballet in the Coupola of the Opera de Paris. 1930"

MarkingsNumbered on mount verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "3"

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DescriptionImage of a ballet troupe seen from behind gathered around a smiling man who is wearing a suit. All of the girls are dressed in matching outfits: ballet shoes, tights, tutus with leotards which lace up the back. Their hair is pulled back and gathered at the base of their necks.Provenance

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The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.

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