Georges ROUAULT (1871-1958) - Lot 29

Georges ROUAULT (1871-1958) Dancer (for the Prodigal Son), 1929 Gouache, wash and pastel. Studio stamp on back. 27 x 20 cm Provenance: Artist's family. By descent. Bibliography: Rouault, l'oeuvre peint, Bernard Dorival, Isabelle Rouault, Éditions André Sauret, Monte-Carlo,1988, reproduced and described under no. 1172, page 331. Exhibition: Serge de Diaghilev's Russian ballets, 1909-1929, Musée de Strasbourg, Ancienne Douane, Strasbourg, May 15 - September 15, 1969. Le Fils Prodigue (The Prodigal Son), inspired by a parable from the Gospel of St. Luke, is a ballet by Serge Diaghilev, set to music by Serge Prokofiev and choreographed by Georges Balanchine. It was presented at the Théâtre Sarah Bernhard in Paris on May 21, 29, 31 and June 4, 6 and 12, 1929. Georges Rouault is responsible for the sets and costumes. This would be Diaghilev's Diaghilev's last creation for the Ballets Russes.