FULLER (Marie Louis Fuller, known as Loïe) - Lot 115

FULLER (Marie Louis Fuller, known as Loïe) Born in Hinsdale, Illinois. 1869–1928. American dancer, pioneer of modern dance. B.A.S. “Loie Fuller” to “Chers Amis” in French. No place, no date. 1 page, square in-8 format (center fold with a small tear at the top along the center fold). VERY RARE NOTE FROM THE FAMOUS AMERICAN DANCER CONSIDERED THE MUSE OF THE BELLE ÉPOQUE:...Come to the Figaro tomorrow at 5 o’clock and ask for me. I’ll be there—Agreed for next Thursday; I hope Gab will take us...It was in 1892 that Loïe Fuller made her debut in Paris at the Folies Bergères, where she would enjoy tremendous success for ten years. The painter Toulouse-Lautrec, fascinated by the hypnotic swirls of the dancer’s veils, painted several portraits of her that have remained famous. In her choreographies, Loïe Fuller performed wrapped in long veils that she waved with sticks while spinning on a glass slab backlit by beams of light in various colors, while skillfully arranged mirrors reflected her image endlessly. Her body and the veils became one. Through her creativity and her ingenious use of technological advancements, she captivated not only Symbolist poets like Mallarmé but also sculptors, filmmakers, and scientists. Loïe Fuller had a romantic relationship with Gabrielle Bloch, known as “Gab,” one of her admirers. They shared their lives until the dancer’s death.