Dancers: Albertina Rasch by Max Pollak

Dancers: Albertina Rasch by Max Pollak

Dancers: Albertina Rasch

Max Pollak

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Title

Dancers: Albertina Rasch

 
Artist

Max Pollak

  1886 - 1970 (biography)
Year
c. 1925  
Technique
drypoint with hand-applied color 
Image Size
16 1/2 x 9 3/4" platemark 
Signature
pencil, lower right 
Edition Size
not stated 
Annotations
pencil titled, lower left; red Friedl Pollak Collection stamp, lower left sheet corner 
Reference
 
Paper
cream wove 
State
published 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
24050 
Price
$400.00 
Description

The première danseuse Albertina Rasch, married to Dimitri Tiomkin from 1926 until her death in 1967, had a prolific career as a ballerina and choreographer. As a teen, she wowed concert hall audiences throughout her native Austria with her classical ballet performances.

She went on to become a renowned dance director in the United States, where she embraced vaudeville, the stage, and motion pictures. A leading practitioner and creator of the style known as American ballet, her influence on the art of dance both on Broadway and in Hollywood musicals came largely through her signature choreography and her dance troupe, the Albertina Rasch Girls.

 

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