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ARTIST: Henri Matisse (France, 1869-1954)

TITLE OF WORK: Curtain design for the ballet "Le chant du rossignol"

TYPE OF WORK: Drawing, pencil, ink and pen on paper

DATE: 1920

COMMENTS: "Le chant du rossignol", ballet in one act by the Ballets Russes. Music from the opera "Le rossignol" by Igor Stravinsky; choreography by L. Massine, scenery and costumes by Henri Matisse.

LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: France, China

DANCE FORM: classical ballet

KEYWORDS: scenery