Auction 7
By Artmaximum
Mar 23, 2019
Germany
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LOT 152:

Margot Fonteyn and Robert Helpmann in the second act of the «Giselle» ballet. 1937. Photograph. 8,6x13,8 cm.

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Auction took place on Mar 23, 2019 at Artmaximum
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Margot Fonteyn and Robert Helpmann in the second act of the «Giselle» ballet. 1937. Photograph. 8,6x13,8 cm.
Description:
In the lower left corner of the image: «B7», under the image - information about the artists and the photographer: «Margot Fonteyn & / Robert Helpmann Giselle, Act-II Photo Mandinian / Copyright Sadler's / Wells Ballet».
Information:
Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991) - ballet dancer, prima ballerina of the Royal Ballet, permanent partner of Rudolf Nureyev after his departure from the USSR. Robert Helpmann (1909-1986) - ballet dancer, theater director and choreographer. In 1926 joined the touring dance company of Anna Pavlova. The highpoint of Helpmann's career as a dancer was the Sadler's Wells Ballet tour of the United States in 1949, with Fonteyn and Helpmann dancing the leading roles in «The Sleeping Beauty».