Vaslav Nijinsky in Scheherazade

About the Artwork

Vaslav Nijinsky (1890–1950) is considered to have been the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. Scheherazade is the story of the favorite wife of a shah who has a dalliance with her favorite slave, the role played by Nijinsky. Auguste Bert was the official photographer of the presidency of the French Republic, the country’s ministries, embassies, and its government-subsidized theaters.

Inscriptions

Written in pencil on verso: “15 M. Nijinsky/Studies from the Russian Ballet/95”

Provenance

(Classic Photographics, Whitley Bay, United Kingdom) March 4, 2019: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Quick Overview

Artist: Auguste Bert (French, 1856–before 1945)
Date: 1913
Medium: Halftone photogravure
Dimensions: Image: 19.3 x 13.5 cm (7 5/8 x 5 5/16 in.); Paper: 20.5 x 14.4 cm (8 1/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Type: Photograph
Classification: Photograph
Department: Photography
Credit line: Sundry Art - Photography Fund
Accession no.: 2019.43

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Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.