Bidspirit auction | LA ARGENTINA: (1890-1936)

LA ARGENTINA: (1890-1936) - LA ARGENTINA: (1890-1936) Antonia Mercé y Luque, also known with the nicknames ”The Queen of the Castanets” or ”Flamenco Pavlova”. Argentine-born Spanish Dancer who created the neoclassical style of Spanish dance. La Argentina was widely regarded as one of the most famous Spanish dancers of the 20th century. and was nicknamed the ”Queen of the Castanets ” and the ”Flamenco Pavlova”. Signed and inscribed 8.5 x 11.5 photograph, to brown paper, the image depicting the Spanish dancer in a smiling head and shoulders pose. Signed ` Recuerdo de mi visita.. Argentina´ to a clear area of the image, also dated 1933 in her hand. Overall age wear, with a small tear to the left edge and creasing to upper left edge, F