Photograph And Signature. Vaslav Niyinsky (kyiv, 1890-london, 1950), 1914.

Photograph and signature. Vaslav Niyinsky (Kyiv, 1890-London, 1950), 1914.
Vaslav Niyinsky (transliterated Vátslav Fomich Nizhinski) was a Polish-born Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, considered one of the most gifted in history. He is most notable for his encounter with Sergei Diaghilev, a member of the Saint Petersburg elite and an important patron of the arts, who promoted Russian visual and musical arts abroad, particularly in Paris. During the First World War, Nijinsky was placed under house arrest in Hungary because he was a Russian citizen. Diaghilev managed to get Nijinsky out of the country thanks to the intervention of Alfonso XIII and his Oficina Pro Cautivos (Office for the Protection of Prisoners). The signature is accompanied by a photograph of the employees, used at the time as a business card (office photograph), and is dated 1914. - Size: 58x6.5x49 cm. int: 40.5x31 cm