Charles Auguste Varsavaux
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Charles Auguste Varsavaux , pseudonym Waléry (born September 30, 1866 in Paris ; died April 20, 1935 there ) was a French theater and portrait photographer and illustrator of music books.
He was the official photographer of the Ballets Russes during their 1912 guest appearance in Paris. A number of his portraits by Vaslav Nijinsky and Tamara Karsawinas as characters in the ballet Le Dieu bleu by choreographer Michel Fokine are in the holdings of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
After the death of Stanisław Julian Ignacy Ostroróg , Varsavaux took over his photo studio in Paris and called himself Waléry like his predecessor.
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Commons : Charles Auguste Varsavaux - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Information on Charles Auguste Varsavaux in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Varsavaux, Charles Auguste |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Waléry (pseudonym); Varsavaux, Lucien Charles Auguste (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 1935 |
| Place of death | Paris |