books0977: The Dancer Sacharoff (c.1909). Alexej Georgewitsch von Jawlensky (Russian, 1864-1941). Oi
books0977:The Dancer Sacharoff (c.1909). Alexej Georgewitsch von Jawlensky (Russian, 1864-1941). Oil on cardboard. Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus.Alexander Sacharoff married the German dancer Clotilde von der Planitz, and they had a successful career together. Their outrageous costumes included wigs made from silver and gold coloured metal, with hats and outfits decorated with flowers and wax fruit. They married in 1919 and. with the financial support of Edith Rockefeller, appeared at the Metropolitan Opera but without any great success. -- source link
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