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ARTIST: Mikhail Fyodorovich Larionov (Russia, 1881-1964)

TITLE OF WORK: Décor design for the ballet "Soleil de nuit" (Midnight sun)

TYPE OF WORK: Watercolor on paper

DATE: 1915

COMMENTS: "Soleil de nuit", ballet in one act created by the Ballets Russes in Paris. Music from the opera "Snegourotchka" by Rimsky-Korsakov, choreography by L. Massine, décors and costumes by M. Larionov

LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: Russia, France, Paris

DANCE FORM: classical ballet

KEYWORDS: scenery