Serge Lifar (1905 - 1986) — Auction price
Lot 130 SERGE LIFAR 'FEUERVOGEL'
Serge Lifar (1905 - 1986) 
129: Modern Kunst 
Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
Serge Lifar
02.04.1905 - 15.12.1986
Switzerland, USSR, Russian Empire
Serge Lifar (russian:Сергей Лифарь), real name Sergei Mikhailovich Lifar (Сергей Михайлович Лифарь), was a French ballet dancer, collector, and artist of Russian origin.
Born in Kiev, he emigrated to France in 1923 and danced in Diaghilev's Russian Seasons until 1929, becoming the leading soloist. He later became premier of the Paris Opera, and for many years led the theater's ballet troupe. Lifar also lectured on the history and theory of ballet, and was the founder of the Paris Choreography University and the University of Dance.
At the age of 65, Lifar showed his talent as an artist. He created more than a hundred original paintings and drawings, the main subject of which is ballet, dance and movement in general.
Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
129: Modern Kunst
Date: 03.06.2023 10:00 UTC +02:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 718