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Holdt, Hanns
(1887-1944)The dancer Sent M'Ahesa (Elsa von Carlberg)

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The dancer Sent M'Ahesa (Elsa von Carlberg, 1883-1970), Munich. 1913/14. Matte gelatin silver print, printed circa 1928. 29,8 x 23,8 cm. Annotated in pencil on the verso.

Born in Riga, Elsa von Carlberg moved to Berlin in 1905 to complete her high school education and to enroll in dance lessons. She then studied philosophy and history in Munich and became interested in Egyptology. In 1909, she made her stage debut at the Munich Künstlerhaus with Egyptian dances such as "Lotus Flower" and "Dance of the Moon Goddess", giving herself the exotic stage name Sent M'Ahesa. With her eccentric costumes and geometrically composed movements, her dances did not correspond to the usual graceful ideal of beauty, but she was nevertheless very successful until the 1920s. She ended her dance career in 1932 and moved from Munich to Sweden, working there as a translator and author. – Some toning in side and upper edges, corners slightly bumped, minimal mirroring in lower edge, some stains on verso in upper edge, otherwise in very good condition.

Lit.: Fritz Winther. Körperbildung als Kunst und Pflicht. Munich 1914, illustrated.