Saturday, September 20, 2008

A VFG*** Must See*** Exhibit Paris

If you're lucky enough to be in Paris this week, Sotheby's Galerie Charpentier is presenting "Dancing Into Glory", an exhibit of the history of the Ballet Russes September 17 - 23. On display will be costumes designed by Andre Derain, Henri Matisse, and Leon Bakst. Shown above is a silk costume for a woman of the court in the ballet Le Rossignol, made from a drawing by Henri Mattisse, 1920.