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La Boutique Fantastique

Photograph
1919-1929 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photograph of a painted backcloth from the Ballets Russes' La Boutique Fantasque. The ballet was choreographed by Léonide Massine to music by Gioacchino Rossini, with scenery and costume design by André Derain.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLa Boutique Fantastique (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photograph
Brief description
Photograph by Foulsham & Banfield of a painted backcloth from La Boutique Fantasque, a ballet performed by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes
Physical description
Photograph of a painted backcloth from the Ballets Russes production of La Boutique Fantasque. The cloth depicts a natural harbour surrounded by trees and houses, with a rowing boat and paddle steamer in the water.
Dimensions
  • Height: 155mm
  • Width: 230mm
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Summary
Photograph of a painted backcloth from the Ballets Russes' La Boutique Fantasque. The ballet was choreographed by Léonide Massine to music by Gioacchino Rossini, with scenery and costume design by André Derain.
Collection
Accession number
S.398-2017

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Record createdAugust 4, 2017
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