Nijinsky, Waslaw. (1889-1950) [Balogh, Rudolf. (1879-1944)]; Signed Photograph in "Spectre de la Rose," 1916

Halftone postcard photograph of Nijinsky in Fokine's "Le Spectre de la rose," signed in brown ink to the lower mount "W Nijinsky / 1916." Sight: 5.25" H x 3.25" W Frame: 11.75: H x 9.5" W. A fine signed example of an iconic image, uncredited on the present example, but the photograph taken by Rudolph Balogh during the Ballets Russes March season in Budapest, March, 1913.  Based on a poem by Théophile Gautier, and choreographed by Michel Fokine to the music of Carl Maria von Weber's piano work Aufforderung zum Tanz, Spectre is a short ballet about a young girl who dreams of dancing with the spirit of a souvenir rose from her first ball. The ballet premiered in Monte Carlo on 19 April 1911 with Nijinsky dancing The Rose and Tamara Karsavina, the Young Girl. It was a great success. Spectre became internationally famous for the spectacular leap Nijinsky made through a window at the ballet's end. Almost certainly taken just before a performance, the present photograph shows Nijinsky as the