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ARTIST: Raoul Dufy (France, 1877-1953)

TITLE OF WORK: "The Ox on the Roof" ("Le boeuf sur le toit")

TYPE OF WORK: Drawing, gouache and tempera on paper laid down on canvas

DATE: 1923

DIMENSIONS: 143 x 111 cm

COMMENTS: Signed and dated '23. The cabaret "Le boeuf sur le toit" was situated in Paris, rue Boissy d'Anglais. Its name was taken from a 1920 pantomime-ballet by Jean Cocteau, music by Darius Milhaud, decor an

LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: France

DANCE FORM: ballroom, couple