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ARTIST: Georges Seurat (France, 1859-1891)

TITLE OF WORK: Study for the painting Le Chahut (Etude pour Le Chahut)

TYPE OF WORK: Painting, oil on wood

DATE: 1890

DIMENSIONS: 16.5 x 21.5 cm

COMMENTS: The four dancers of Le Chahut are Coccinelle, L'Artilleur, La Housarde and Blondinet. They appeared regularly in the cabaret Concert de l'Ancien-Monde, situated on the rue de Clichy, Paris.

LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: France, Paris

DANCE FORM: music-hall, chahut

KEYWORDS: can-can