Royal Academy of Dance Acquires Portrait
March 29 2021

Picture: The Guardian
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The Guardian have published a story on news that the Royal Academy of Dance in London have acquired a portrait of Tamara Karsavina, a key dancer behind a revolution in ballet during the twentieth century. The painting by Jacques-Émile Blanche had come up for sale at Christie's last year and was spotted by one of the academy's supporters and former dancers Anya Linden. Fortunately, Linden managed to co-ordinate a fundraising effort amongst wealthy donors and purchased the portrait for the institution.
