MIRO JOAN: (1893-1983)
MIRO JOAN: (1893-1983) Spanish painter. A highly attractive printed small oblong 8vo folding invitation card to the opening of an exhibition of recent works by Miro at the Galerie Maeght in Paris on 2nd June 1950, featuring a vibrant design to the outer covers and yellow and black printed text to the inside, in French. Signed and inscribed by Miro to the back cover in blue fountain pen ink, ´À Tamara Toumanova, avec toute mon admiration et en attendant notre prochain grand ballet, Miro´ (Translation: ´To Tamara Toumanova, with all my admiration and looking forward to our next great ballet, Miro´) and dated 28th May 1950 in his hand. An excellent association piece. VG
Tamara Toumanova (1919–1996) Russian-born ballerina and actress, celebrated as the ‘Black Pearl of the Russian Ballet’. Trained in Paris by Olga Preobrajenska, she was discovered by George Balanchine and, aged only thirteen, became one of the three celebrated ‘Baby Ballerinas’ of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Combining formidable technique with a striking stage presence, Toumanova inspired roles created by Balanchine, Léonide Massine and Serge Lifar and subsequently appeared with many of the world's leading companies, as well as pursuing a Hollywood career.
Toumanova´s association with Joan Miró dates particularly from 1932, when she created the principal role of Top in Massine's Jeux d'enfants, to music by Georges Bizet, with sets and costumes designed by Miró. Contemporary accounts of the production indicate that Miró was strongly attracted to the young ballerina during their work together, an episode which reportedly aroused the jealousy of his wife Pilar; Miró subsequently dedicated to Pilar a sketchbook relating to Jeux d'enfants, acknowledging the sacrifices she had made for him and describing her as his finest collaborator.
MIRO JOAN: (1893-1983) Spanish painter. A highly attractive printed small oblong 8vo folding invitation card to the opening of an exhibition of recent works by Miro at the Galerie Maeght in Paris on 2nd June 1950, featuring a vibrant design to the outer covers and yellow and black printed text to the inside, in French. Signed and inscribed by Miro to the back cover in blue fountain pen ink, ´À Tamara Toumanova, avec toute mon admiration et en attendant notre prochain grand ballet, Miro´ (Translation: ´To Tamara Toumanova, with all my admiration and looking forward to our next great ballet, Miro´) and dated 28th May 1950 in his hand. An excellent association piece. VG
Tamara Toumanova (1919–1996) Russian-born ballerina and actress, celebrated as the ‘Black Pearl of the Russian Ballet’. Trained in Paris by Olga Preobrajenska, she was discovered by George Balanchine and, aged only thirteen, became one of the three celebrated ‘Baby Ballerinas’ of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Combining formidable technique with a striking stage presence, Toumanova inspired roles created by Balanchine, Léonide Massine and Serge Lifar and subsequently appeared with many of the world's leading companies, as well as pursuing a Hollywood career.
Toumanova´s association with Joan Miró dates particularly from 1932, when she created the principal role of Top in Massine's Jeux d'enfants, to music by Georges Bizet, with sets and costumes designed by Miró. Contemporary accounts of the production indicate that Miró was strongly attracted to the young ballerina during their work together, an episode which reportedly aroused the jealousy of his wife Pilar; Miró subsequently dedicated to Pilar a sketchbook relating to Jeux d'enfants, acknowledging the sacrifices she had made for him and describing her as his finest collaborator.
