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ARTIST: Henri Matisse (France, 1869-1954)

TITLE OF WORK: Frontcloth design for the ballet "L'étrange farandole"

TYPE OF WORK: Painting

DATE: 1938

COMMENTS: First performed at the théâtre de Monte-Carlo on 11/05/1939 as "Rouge et noir", then at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, on 28/10/1939 as "L'étrange farandole"

LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: France

DANCE FORM: classical ballet

KEYWORDS: scenery