Study of a pair of ballet dancers
Contemporary Realism
2007
30.0 x 41.0 cm
National Portrait Gallery
Irina Baronova trained with the great Olga Preobrajenska in the Salle Wacker in Paris in the 1930s. Discovered by the renowned choreographer George Balanchine, she was soon to work with other legends including Léonide Massine and Michel Fokine. When she came to Australia in the late 1930s she created a sensation in roles such as the Queen of Shemakhan in
Jenny Sages (1933 –)
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About this artwork
- Title: Study of a pair of ballet dancers
- Artist: Jenny Sages
- Year: 2007
- Original dimensions: 30.0 x 41.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: National Portrait Gallery
- Creative period: Mature Period
- Corpus context: technical precision , russian ballet
- Color palette: Neutrals