Dancers Prints. Prints of dancers are excellent and affordable ways to own pieces of art by famous dancer artists such as Degas. The beautiful poises of ballet and other dancers can be captured elegantly by both paintings and photography.
Below are some examples and price guides of dancers prints including gelatin silver print of George Balanchine with ballet dancers and a print of a Spanish dancer.
Edward Pfizenmaier (born 1926)
George Balanchine with Ballet Dancers (1964)
Gelatin silver print, printed later, signed, titled, dated in pencil with the artist’s copyright credit stamp on the verso, not framed. 12 1/4 x 10 3/8in
Sold for US$357 inc. premium at Bonham’s in 2023
Louis Icart – Spanish Dancer
Artist: Louis Icart
Subject: Figures & Portraits
Item Width: 17.25
Item Height: 25
Print Surface: Paper
Features: Signed
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Style: Art Deco
Pa Art-Medium: Lithograph
Type: Print
Sold for US$2,200 at Mynt Auctions in 2023
ALFRED EISENSTAEDT (1898–1995) | Resting dancers of the Opéra de Paris Corps de Ballet, 1930 | Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1970s, double-weight semi-matte paper, in fine condition 26,6 x 34,1 cm Signed in ink at the lower margin, Eisenstaedt’s crop mark at the image left edge (his tripod visible there in the mirror), photographer’s stamp, titled and dated in his own hand on the reverse
Sold for €2,200 at OstLicht Photo Auction in 2022
(PAUL SWAN 1883-1972)
A stylized portrait of the dancer, artist, and eventual gay icon by Charlotte Fairchild. Silver press print, the image measuring 241×191 mm; 9½x7½ inches, the sheet slightly larger, with two typed caption labels (one obscuring the photographer’s credit stamp), two press stamps, and the date and various notations in pencil on verso. April 10, 1926.
Sold for US$800 at Swann Auction Galleries in 2022
SOICHI SUNAMI. Dancer, Princess Theatre, Miriam Marmein, c. 1930. 9.4×7.3″ gelatin silver print. Printed c. 1930. Inscribed in pencil on print verso: Miriam Marmein / dancer mime / Tues. eve January 27th / [crossed out] / Princess Theatre / New pantomime / program / mp [circled] / 133; photographer’s permission stamp in red ink; stamped in blue ink: 799; inscribed in pencil: PF114691-111; miscellaneous printer’s marks in pencil.
Sold for US$200 at Andrew Smith Gallery Photography Auctions LLC in 2021
