AS09872

Busto de la bailarina gitana María D'Albaïcin (Bust of the Roma Dancer María D'Albaïcin)

Hernández, Mateo

Date

1923

Technique
Direct carving
Materia

Black granite

Dimensions
28 x 15 x 24 cm
Description

A portrayal of dancer and film actress Josefa García Escudero, who participated in the Paris premiere of “Cuadro Flamenco” (May 1921) in Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, with sets and costumes by Pablo Picasso

Year of entry
1988
Registration number
AS09872
Observations

Entry date: 1988 (from the redistribution of the Museo Español de Arte Contemporáneo [MEAC] collection)

Credit

Bequest of Mateo Hernández, 1957