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Gert, Valeska
The dancer and performance artist Valeska Gert

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 28.11.2026

Photographer: Atelier Binder (active circa 1913-1938). The dancer and performance artist Valeska Gert (1892-1978). 1927. Vintage gelatin silver print. 18,4 x 13 cm. Atlantic agency label with typed press text affixed to the verso.

The photograph depicts the pioneering German Expressionist dancer and cabaret artist Valeska Gert performing a provocative solo dance from circa 1927, historically known as "Negertanz", a title now considered offensive due to its racial connotations. Dressed in a close-fitting black costume, black shoes with white spats and a black hat with white trim, Gert challenged traditional conventions of dance through exaggerated gestures, unconventional movements and theatrical expression. Her radical and often satirical performances established her as one of the most distinctive figures of the Weimar Republic's avant-garde theatre and dance scene.