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Lot 91

Henri Cartier-Bresson
(1908-2004)
Lincoln Kirstein watching a rehearsal of the New York City Ballet

28 April – 12 May 2020, 14:00 EDT
Online, New York

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Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004)

Lincoln Kirstein watching a rehearsal of the New York City Ballet, 1959
Gelatin silver print, printed later, signed in ink in the margin.
14 x 9 1/4in (35.5 x 23.5cm)
sheet 17 3/4 x 13 3/4in (45.1 x 34.9cm)

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Lincoln Kirstein (1907-1996) played an instrumental role in founding, with George Balanchine, the School of American Ballet in 1934 and the New York City Ballet in 1948. For years he was the school's president and the ballet's general manager. His life and career were showcased in The Museum of Modern Art's 2019 retrospective exhibition Lincoln Kirstein's Modern.

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