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Lifar Collection

Background imageLifar Collection: Russian Ballet

Russian Ballet
Sculpture portraying a Russian Ballet called The Cat. The figures show Ukranian dancer, Serge Lifar knelt, embracing Russian dancer, Alice Nikitina

Background imageLifar Collection: Anton Dolin and Serge Lifar

Anton Dolin and Serge Lifar
Ballet dancers Anton Dolin (1904-1983) and Serge Lifar (1905-1986) in Cannes. Date: 1939

Background imageLifar Collection: Alice Nikitina and Serge Lifar in The House Party

Alice Nikitina and Serge Lifar in The House Party, part of Diaghileffs ballet season at His Majestys Theatre, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Background imageLifar Collection: Serge Lifar at the Venice Lido

Serge Lifar at the Venice Lido
Serge Lifar of the Russian Ballet, burnished by the sun, adopts a balletic pose on the beach at the Venice Lido at the feet of beauty, as represented by Madame Simon Rolo

Background imageLifar Collection: A portrait of Serge Life, the famous ballet dancer

A portrait of Serge Life, the famous ballet dancer and choreographer, 1934 Date: 1934

Background imageLifar Collection: Society basking on the Lido sands

Society basking on the Lido sands
Well-known personalities of Venetian society sunbathing at the Venice Lido. The Hon. Mrs Evelyn Fitzgerald, Prince Jean de Faucigny-Lucigne, Count Giovanni Sangro de Buccino

Background imageLifar Collection: Oliver Messel, Mme Lelong and Serge Lifar at Venice Lido

Oliver Messel, Mme Lelong and Serge Lifar at Venice Lido
Theatre designer and interior decorator Oliver Messel, Mme Lucien Lelong (Princess Natalie Paley) and the Ballets Russes star

Background imageLifar Collection: A Lido Reflection by Tony Wysard

A Lido Reflection by Tony Wysard
A gathering of society at the Venice Lido, at a party given by Elsa Maxwell. Left to right are: Serge Lifar, Miss Elsa Maxwell, Lady Abdy, the Baroness d Erlanger and her daughter

Background imageLifar Collection: Alice Nikitina & Serge Lifar in 1930 Revue

Alice Nikitina & Serge Lifar in 1930 Revue
Ballet dancers Nikitina and Lifar performing in Charles Cochrans 1930 Revue. Seen here in The Freaks for which Lord Berners wrote teh music. 1930

Background imageLifar Collection: Advert for Virol and Milk with Serge Lifar in Zephr and Flor

Advert for Virol and Milk with Serge Lifar in Zephr and Flora, 1927 Date: 1927

Background imageLifar Collection: Sketch of principal dances in Diaghileffs Russian Ballet, 1

Sketch of principal dances in Diaghileffs Russian Ballet, 1
Sketch of principal dances in Serge Diaghileffs Russian Ballet, 1927 : Lydia Sokolova, Serge Lifar, Leon Woizikowsky, Stanislas Idzikovsky and Olga Spressiva Date: 1927

Background imageLifar Collection: Serge Lifar performing in the ballet Icare

Serge Lifar performing in the ballet Icare
Serge Lifar performing in the one-act ballet Icare, in which he played the mythological character of Icarus, who fell to earth when his wings failed him


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