Serge Lifar Russian French Ballet Dancer Choreographer, orig. Autograph on book ““Serge Lifar renovateur du Ballet Francais, 1st ed., 1960, Lithographed cover by Picasso, signed in the plate
The book: “Serge Lifar renovateur du Ballet Francais (1929-1960). ed. by Jean Laurent, Julie Sazonova

Original Autograph of Serge Lifar in French on front endpaper of the Book, 1961 (19.5 x 15 cm.)
Buchet - Chastel, Correa, 277 pp., Illustrations - the portrait of Serge Lifar by Picasso, signed in the plate and many b/w photographs
Limited edition of 718 copies, this is one of them.
Soft cover: 24 x 19 cm.
CONDITION: SOME WEAR, DISCOLORING TO SOFT COVER
SMALL FOXING STAINS TO UPPER AND LOWER EDGES.
SOME SOILING (FINGER PRINTS TO FIRST PAGES).
SOME YELLOWING TO SEVERAL PAGES
WEIGHT: 528 gr.
Serge Lifar ( 15 April [O.S. 2 April] 1905 – 15 December 1986) was a Ukrainian dancer and choreographer, and one of the greatest male ballet dancers of the 20th century. Lifar was also a choreographer, director, writer, theoretician about dance, and collector.
As ballet master of the Paris Opera from 1930 to 1944, and from 1947 to 1958, he devoted himself to the restoration of the technical level of the Paris Opera Ballet, returning it to its place as one of the best companies in the world.