Preliminary scene design for Act I in Giselle

Maker and role
Artist: Alexandre Benois, Russian, 1870-1960
 Year
1910
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Object detail

Media/Materials
Watercolor, ink, and graphite on paper
Measurements
sheet, 6 3/4 x 10 3/8in (17.1 x 26.4cm)
Credit line
Gift of Robert L. B. Tobin
Accession number
TL1998.103.1
Object type
Drawings and Watercolors
Department
Theatre Arts
Location
Not on view
Theatre production
Ballet with music by Adolphe Adam and choreography by Michel Fokine after Jean Coralli, Marius Petipa, and Jules Perrot. Revived by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes at the Théâtre National de l'Opera, Paris, 1910. Principal dancers included Tamara Karsavina as Giselle and Vaslav Nijinsky as Albrecht.
Copyright
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ ADAGP, Paris
Documentation
Modern Art at the McNay: A Brief History and Pictorial Survey of the Collection; William J. Chiego; 2001; p. 68
An Eye for the Stage; William J. Chiego, Jody Blake (American, b.1953); 2004; p. 38
Associated person
Adolphe Adam (b.1803, d.1856)
Michel Fokine (b.1880, d.1942)
Marius Petipa (b.1818, d.1910)
Diaghilev's Ballets Russes
Théâtre National de l'Opéra
Vaslav Nijinsky (Russian, b.1889, d.1950)
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