p9053

ARTIST: Denis Auguste Marie Raffet (France, 1804-1860)

TITLE OF WORK: El olé

TYPE OF WORK: Drawing, charcoal heightened with watercolor and white bodycolor

DATE: 1847

DIMENSIONS: 26 x 35.5 cm

COMMENTS: The entry in the artist's diary for 07/10/1847 reads: "This evening I dined with the marquis, and after dinner the olé and the "vito sevillano" were danced, but on the table and to the great applause

LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: Spain, Andalusia, France

DANCE FORM: traditional, stage, popular, olé, flamenco, Spanish dance, solo