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Twenty-five Dance and Ballet Photographs: Including Eugene Hutchinson (American, 1880-1957), Anna Pavlova in Profile, photographer's stamp on the reverse; James Abbé (American, 1883-1973), Anna Pavlova, Théatre des Champs Élysées, Paris, 1927, stamped "PHOTOGRAPH BY /ABBE, PARIS." on the reverse; Continental School, 20th Century, Five Portraits of Anna Pavlova, three stamped "Anna Pavlowa/The Incomparable..." on the reverse, one inscribed "Anna Pavlowa in 'Don Quixote' Spanish Ballet" in pencil on the reverse, one inscribed "Becker & Maas, Berlin W.9. phot" within the negative l.l.; Gordon Anthony (British, 1902-1989), Portrait of a Woman, photographer's stamp on the reverse; Carl van Vechten (American, 1880-1964), Portrait of Vicente Escudero and Portrait of Nora Kaye, the former inscribed "photograph by Carl Van Vechten/February 1, 1933/IIc:13-" in red pen, the later with photographer's blindstamp l.l. and stamp on the reverse; Marcus Blechman (American, 1922-2010), Portrait of Serge Soudeikine, signed "MBlechman" in pencil l.l.; Terry Stevenson (American, 20th/21st Century), Portrait of Merce Cunningham with Monitors, c. 1981, dedicated and autographed "To Lee...with very best wishes Merce Cunningham" in ink l.c.; Jack Mitchell (American, 20th/21st Century), Portrait of Jerome Robbins, c. 1965, inscribed "© JACK MITCHELL" within the negative, autographed "Jerome Robbins" in felt-tip pen l.r.; Emil Otto Hoppé (British, 1878-1972), Portrait of a Dancer in Orientalist Costume, signed "E.O.Hoppé" in pen l.r., inscribed "MILLAIS HOUSE./SOUTH KENSINGTON." on the mount l.l.; Herman Mishkin (Russian/American, 1870-1948), Portrait of Dancer Mira Nirska, inscribed "MISHKIN N.Y." within the negative l.r., inscribed "Mira Nirska..." in pen on the reverse; Boris Lipnitzky (Ukrainian/Russian, 1897-1971), Three Portraits of Dancer Olga Spessivtseva, two signed "LIPTNITZKI/PARIS" in ink l.r., each stamped "STUDIO LIPTNITZKI..." and inscribed "...Spessivtzeva..." in pencil on the reverse; Maurice Seymour Studio (Russian/American, c.1900-1993), Portrait of Paul Haakon, inscribed "Maurice Seymour/CHICAGO" within the negative l.l., autographed "Sincerely Paul Haakon/1936" in pen l.r.; American School, 20th Century, Snake Charmer, dedicated, signed, and inscribed "With the best greetings Harald & Lulu/Pal...Chicago 36" in pen l.r.; Nickolas Muray (Hungarian/American, 1892-1965), Portrait of Doris Humphrey and La Argentina (Antonia Merce), both with photographer's stamp and inscribed in pencil on the reverse; Edwin F. Townsend (American, 1879-1948), Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, signed "-Townsend-/-N-Y-" l.r., photographer's stamp on the reverse; American School, 20th Century, Portrait of Ted Shawn in Invocation to the Thunderbird, 1919, and Portrait of Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn at a Fountain, unsigned. Mostly gelatin silver prints; sheet sizes to 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (34.3 x 27.3 cm), all unframed. Condition: Handling creases, wear to corners; Abbé and Hoppé with mirroring, Argentina with retouch.