Andrei Iacovlevitch BELOBORODOFF (1886-1965) Poster for the Blue Ball in aid of Russian refugees in Great Britain and British refugees from Russia, with the participation of Anna Pavlova and dancers Vera Karalli and Alexandre Volinine. "THE BLUE BALL / IN AID OF RUSSIAN REFUGEES IN GREAT BRITAIN / AND BRITISH REFUGEES FROM RUSSIA / ROYAL ALBERT HALL / JUNE 3RD / ANNA PAVLOVA / KARALLI AND VOLININ / 1920". Gouache. Signed lower right. 74 x 49 cm The original date of June 3, announced in the European edition of the New York Herald (May 8, 1920), was changed to July 7, as announced in the London Globe of June 2, 1920. At the invitation of Prince Félix Youssoupoff, A. I. Beloborodov decorated this "Bal Bleu" for the benefit of refugees from Russia. [RUSSIAN ART]