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1920White, Ethelbert
This pen and ink illustration on paper depicts the Chinese Conjuror from the ballet Parade for the Ballet Russes. It features a dancing figure dressed in the Chinese costume with a side-fastening tunic and striped trousers and shoes. The figure is also wearing a crown-like hat. The illustration has been done in black with the lips drawn in white.
Illustration by Ethelbert White of the Chinese Conjuror standing on one in the ballet Parade designed by Pablo Picasso for Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes
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