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Vaslav Nijinsky in Scheherazade
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Vaslav Nijinsky (1890–1950) is considered to have been the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. Scheherazade is the story of the favorite wife of a shah who has a dalliance with her favorite slave, the role played by Nijinsky. Auguste Bert was the official photographer of the presidency of the French Republic, the country’s ministries, embassies, and its government-subsidized theaters.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineStudies from the Russian Ballet: Vaslav Nijinsky in Scheherazade, 1913. Auguste Bert (French, 1856–before 1945). Halftone photogravure; image: 19.3 x 13.5 cm (7 5/8 x 5 5/16 in.); paper: 20.5 x 14.4 cm (8 1/16 x 5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Art - Photography Fund, 2019.43
