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Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev (31 March [O.S. 19 March] 1872 – 19 August 1929), usually referred to outside Russia as Serge Diaghilev, was a Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, from which many famous dancers and choreographers would arise.Sergei Diaghilev was born to a wealthy and cultured family in Selishchi (Novgorod Governorate), Russia; his father, Pavel Pavlovich, was a cavalry colonel, but the family’s money came mainly from vodka distilleries. After the death of Sergei’s mother, his father married Elena Valerianovna Panaeva, an artistic young woman who was on very affectionate terms with her stepson and was a strong influence on him. The family lived in Perm but had an apartment in Saint Petersburg and a country estate in Bikbarda (near Perm). In 1890, Sergei’s parents went bankrupt, having for a long time lived beyond their means, and from that time Sergei (who had a small income inherited from his mother) had to support the family. After graduating from Perm gymnasium in 1890, he went to the capital to study law at St. Petersburg University, but ended up also taking classes at the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music, where he studied singing and music (a love of which he had picked up from his stepmother). After graduating in 1892 he abandoned his dreams of composition (his professor, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, told him he had no talent for music).
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Sergei Diaghilev Autograph — Also With the Autograph of Leonide Massine, Diaghilev’s Choreographer for the Ballets Russes
Pair of autographs by Ballets Russes founder Sergei Diaghilev, and also his lover, Leonide Massine, the principal choreographer for the Ballets Russes from 1915-1921. Both men sign in pencil on a page from an autograph album owned by film director Harry Lachman, signed in Paris on 28 March, no year but likely in the late 1910s. Page measures 5.25″ x 7.25″. Light uniform toning, overall very good condition. Sold for $1,195.
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