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ARTIST: Alexander Nikolaevich Benois (Russia, 1870-1960)

TITLE OF WORK: Décor design for the ballet "Giselle". Pas de deux

TYPE OF WORK: Painting, gouache, pen and india ink on tracing paper

DATE: 1924

DIMENSIONS: 50 x 63.5 cm

COMMENTS: "Giselle", ballet presented at the Opera of Paris on 13/11/1924. Inscribed "pas de deux dansé par Mme. Spessitseva and M.". The male dancer Bakst did not mention was Serge Lifar.

LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: Russia, France

DANCE FORM: classical ballet

KEYWORDS: scenery