Diaghilev, Serge - Vintage Photograph with his Company Bayreuth Programs - and also ornithologist -

- and also ornithologist - one of the most influential music creators of the 20th century

a Shakespeare scholar

Original photos by photographer Jo van Bilsen

particularly active in Italy following the First World War but whose career came to a close in 1937 because of her Jewish ancestry (was forced to remain hidden until 1943-1944)

very minor signs of aging and wear

Diaghilev, Serge - Vintage Photograph with his Company Bayreuth Programs - and also ornithologist -Russian ballet impresario (1872 1929), art critic, and founder of the Ballets Russes from which many famous dancers and choreographers would arise. Gorgeous vintage sepia photograph featuring him and some star dancers of his company such as Roger Desormiere, Serge Lifar, Boris Kochno, Alexandra Danilova, Lubov Tchernicheva, and Felia Doubrovska, taken at the Liverpool Train Station upon arrival in the 1920s. Size is 9. 9 x 8 inches, ink stamped on