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Dancers: Nina Schelemskaya - Ballet Ellen Tels, Paris by Max Pollak
Dancers: Nina Schelemskaya - Ballet Ellen Tels, Paris
Max Pollak
Title
Dancers: Nina Schelemskaya - Ballet Ellen Tels, Paris
Artist
Max Pollak
1886 - 1970 (biography)Year
c. 1925
Technique
drypoint with hand-applied color
Image Size
9 3/4 x 5 13/16" platemark
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
XVIII/XX
Annotations
titled in the plate, lower edge; pencil editioned, lower left; red Friedl Pollak Collection stamp, lower left sheet corner
Reference
Paper
sturdy cream laid
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
24049
Price
$400.00
Description
Nina Schelemskaya-Schelesnaya Bing, ballet dancer, was the wife of Sir Rudolph Bing who served as the general manager of New York's Metropolitan Opera from 1950 to 1972,.
Before her marriage, Lady Bing, who was born in Moscow, was a member of the Ellen Tels Ballet, a Russian company. Both she and Sir Rudolph, who were married in 1928, were naturalized British citizens.