Pablo PicassoSpanje, 1881–1973Drawing
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The subject of this portrait, the Russian-born Leonide Massine (1896-1979), was the dancer and choreographer who danced the part of the Chinese Conjuror when the ballet Parade, with music by Erik Satie and choreography by Massine, was first performed in Paris in May 1917. The impresario Serge Diaghilev had spotted Massine in Russia in 1914 and brought him into his company, the Ballets Russes, as a successor to Nijinsky. He developed into an outstanding dancer and one of the most important choreographers of the 20th century, devising ballets with character and style.
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Picasso drew this portrait in Rome where Jean Cocteau, the deviser of the ballet, persuaded Picasso and Satie to meet to work on the piece. Although Picasso intensely disliked travelling, he agreed to leave his Paris studio to go with Cocteau where they joined Diaghilev and Massine, and Picasso showed them the preliminary models of his settings. It was Picasso's first work for the stage, and the first time that a Cubist style had been proposed for dance costumes by a designer.
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- S.308-1980
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Intussen, in het leven van Pablo Picasso
Het hele leven1915
Death of Eva Gouel
Picasso's lover Marcelle Humbert (Eva Gouel) died of illness at the age of 30; her death was a heavy blow to the artist.
February 1917
First Trip to Italy
While working on the ballet Parade for Diaghilev's company, Picasso traveled to Italy for the first time — to Rome, where he executed the sets and costumes.
18 May 1917
Scandalous Premiere of the Ballet Parade
The premiere of the ballet Parade with Picasso's designs at the Théâtre du Châtelet turned into an enormous scandal, which helped increase the artist's popularity in Parisian high society.
12 February 1918
Marriage to Olga Khokhlova
Picasso married Olga Khokhlova, a ballerina of Diaghilev's company, in the Russian church in Paris; the witnesses were Jean Cocteau, Max Jacob, and Guillaume Apollinaire.
12 juli 1918
Married: Olha Khokhlova
