Stage Design for Cleopatra, Robert Delaunay, ca. 1918

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Stage Design for Cleopatra, ca. 1918, Watercolor, gouache, metallic paint, and graphite on paper, 13 3/4 x 18 5/8 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Robert Delaunay (French, Paris 1885–1941 Montpellier), The Ballets Russes first performed Cleopatra at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris on May 19, 1909, with sets and costumes designed by Léon Bakst. The production became part of the company’s repertoire and was performed repeatedly until the sets and costumes were destroyed in a fire in 1917

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