Lot 48
  • 48

Nelly (Elli Seraidari) (1899-1998)

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Nelly (Elli Seraidari)
  • Nicolsca, Dancing at the Parthenon, 1929
Silver print  bearing upon the reverse the artist's copyright stamp and the studio address stamp.

Literature

Marder, M. 2001, p. 99

Condition

Excellent condition. The edges of the image are roughly cut by hand, suggesting an experimental crop from the full frame.
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Catalogue Note

Matthias Harder (2001, p. 99) says that an earlier nude on the Parthenon featuring the dancer Mona Paeva, which was published in the French magazine L'Illustration in 1929, provoked ' great indignation among conservative Athenians'.  The present, rather more studied group, featuring the Hungarian dancer Nicolsca, was doubtless made to capitalise on that notoriety.