Vaslav Nijinsky (Kiev, 1890 - Londres, 1950)

Valentine Hugo
Vaslav Nijinsky in title role from Petrushka, 1911, pencil on paper
41.5 x 56.7 cm (16 5/16 x 22 5/16 in.). V&A, London, Gift of Jean Hugo
Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, 1909–1929: When Art Danced with Music.
National Gallery of Art  Washington D.C., May 12 - October 6, 2013

 Léon Bakst
Costume for the Rose from The Spirit of the Rose, designed in 1911, fabricated 1922 silk, velvet and elastic
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT.
The J. Herbert Callister Fund, the Florence Paull Berger Fund, the Costume and Textile Purchase Fund,
and the Costume and Textile Flood Fund. 
Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, 1909–1929: When Art Danced with Music.
National Gallery of Art  Washington D.C., May 12 - October 6, 2013

 Auguste Bert
Vaslav Nijinsky in The Spirit of the Rose, 1911
gelatin silver print framed: 56.7 x 41.5 cm (22 5/16 x 16 5/16 in.)
V&A, London, Gift of Richard Buckle and Annette Page
Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, 1909–1929: When Art Danced with Music.
National Gallery of Art  Washington D.C., May 12 - October 6, 2013

 Léon Bakst
Costume design for Vaslav Nijinsky as the Rose from The Spirit of the Rose, 1911
graphite, watercolor and silver paint on machine-made laid paper
39.5 x 25.8 cm (15 9/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT, The Ella Gallup Sumner and Mary
Catlin Sumner Collection Fund
Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, 1909–1929: When Art Danced with Music.
National Gallery of Art  Washington D.C., May 12 - October 6, 2013

Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes

Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, 1909-1929:  When Art Danced with Music.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London. 2013.

Aleksandr Golovin

Costume worn by Fyodor Chaliapin in the title role in the Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov, c.1908.
Silk and metal thread, glass beads, “essence d’orient” pearls, metal, painted silk lining, replacement fur Victoria & Albert Museum, London.  Photo © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.