Dance in Art

Backstage of the Ballet

Sem (Georges Gourçat) (French, 1863–1934)

Medium:

lithograph hand-colored with watercolor

Collection:

Prints

Source:

cma

Rights:

CC0

Backstage of the Ballet, by Sem (Georges Gourçat) (French, 1863–1934), is a public-domain lithograph hand-colored with watercolor in the LODance gallery of dance in art. It's one of thousands of historic images tracing how dancing has been seen and celebrated across the centuries.