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ARTIST: Leonor Fini (Argentina, 1907-1996)

TITLE OF WORK: Décor design for the ballet "Les demoiselles de la nuit", scene 1, the home of Agathe

TYPE OF WORK: Painting

DATE: 1948

COMMENTS: "Les demoiselles de la nuit", argument by Anouilh, muisc by Françaix, design by Leonor Fini, choreography by Roland Petit; first performance by the Ballets de Paris at the Théâtre Marigny, Paris, on 2

LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: France

DANCE FORM: classical ballet

KEYWORDS: scenery