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ARTIST: Georges Rouault (France, 1871-1958)

TITLE OF WORK: Décor design for the ballet "Le fils prodigue", scene 1: La nuit sur le port

TYPE OF WORK: Drawing, pastel and gouache on paper

DATE: 1929

COMMENTS: "Le fils prodigue", ballet in three scenes by the Ballets Russes. First performance by the Diaghilev Ballet at the Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt, Paris, on 20/05/1929. Music by Serge Prokofiev, choreography

LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: France

DANCE FORM: classical ballet

KEYWORDS: scenery