Olympic Games/ Summer, 1924/ Paris/Bal/ Goncharova/ Russian/ - Lot 88

Olympic Games/ Summer, 1924/ Paris/Bal/ Goncharova/ Russian/ Cupola/ Closerie des Lilas/ Double-sided Olympic Ball poster Framed 65 x 25.5 cm Small trace of nail at top left, initial color gone, it was green or pink. The most important and rare poster of the 1924 Games is perhaps not a poster at all, since it is double-sided, and to glue it (its vocation) would be to cut it in two. Obverse. "Bal Olympique, a real costume ball organized by the Union des Artistes Russes in Paris, on Friday, July 11, 1924, from midnight to 6 a.m., at the Taverne de l'Olympia (28 bd des Capucines). Victor Barthe's (1887-1954) creation of an antique athlete opened the ball, with music by the great Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983). The ball was dedicated to Apollo, God of the Olympics, and to the glory of the Colombes Olympiad, as well as to a fine line-up of champions including Carpentier, Dempsey, Zbysko, Lenglen, Tilden, Babe Ruth, etc. Aviation was not forgotten, with Icare, Ader, the Wrights, Blériot, Léonard de Vinci and Blériot, etc...The decorations, piloted by Marie Wassilieff, will be created by 50 artists, including Aragon, Bourdelle, Géo Charles, Chana Orloff, Foujita, Picabia, Ravel and Segonzac....300 posters with original drawings by famous artists will be displayed in Paris...Tickets are on sale at La Closerie des Lilas, Le Dôme, La Rotonde and Les Deux Magots. Revers. Drawing by Natacha Goncharova (1881-1962), a costume project for the Olympic Ball, suitable for both sexes and recommended for people in a hurry. Materials: colored paper and calico. The program included a number of parodic sports exercises (general foot ball, rhythmic gymnastics, etc.) featuring Foujita, Tristan Tzara, Larionov, Mane Katz, Martinou, etc. Admission: 30f, 15f for artists.a marvel, demonstrating the joyful dynamism of the Russian artistic colony in Paris, which was considerable at the time. No Cultural Olympiad today could field such a cast. Very rare, given its fragility and small print run, very few copies have survived the passage of time.