1909, Marianne Werefkin, The Dancer Alexander Sacharoff -- Royal Academy of Arts (London) (special exhibition)
From the museum label: In 1908 Werefkin and Jawlensky met the avant-garde dancer Alexander Sacharoff, who became a model and lifelong friend to both artists. Sacharoff came from Mariupol and debuted in Munich in 1910 with dances that challenged theatrical conventions by combining historical and contemporary costume in ways that expressed gender fluidity. During the First World War, the couple stayed in touch with Sacharoff (all three now based in Switzerland) and at one point in 1917, lived next door to each other in Zurich amid the burgeoning Dada movement.
1909, Marianne Werefkin, The Dancer Alexander Sacharoff -- Royal Academy of Arts (London) (special exhibition)
From the museum label: In 1908 Werefkin and Jawlensky met the avant-garde dancer Alexander Sacharoff, who became a model and lifelong friend to both artists. Sacharoff came from Mariupol and debuted in Munich in 1910 with dances that challenged theatrical conventions by combining historical and contemporary costume in ways that expressed gender fluidity. During the First World War, the couple stayed in touch with Sacharoff (all three now based in Switzerland) and at one point in 1917, lived next door to each other in Zurich amid the burgeoning Dada movement.