The Ballets Russes in lacework porcelain from the Thuringia factories, “GRANY” FOUNDATION PRESENTS

From the first factory production of porcelain figurines in Europe, ballet has been a favourite motif: porcelain is a perfect vehicle for conveying the dynamism, brightness of colour, and elaborateness of pose and gesture that is characteristic of the art form.

The Ballets Russes in lacework porcelain from the Thuringia factories, “ GRANY” FOUNDATION PRESENTS

The Ballets Russes and the Art of Design: Purvis, Alston, Rand, Peter, Winestein, Anna: 9781580932547: : Books

The Ballets Russes in lacework porcelain from the Thuringia factories, “ GRANY” FOUNDATION PRESENTS

Crafting the Ballets Russes: The Robert Owen Lehman Collection

Treasure from the Ballets Russes

July 2009 by Antique Doll Collector magazine - Issuu

Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, 1909-1929: Twenty Years That Changed the World of Art - Houghton Library - Harvard College Library

The Ballets Russes in lacework porcelain from the Thuringia factories, “ GRANY” FOUNDATION PRESENTS

Vera Trefilova as Kitri from the ballet “Don Quixote”