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Sketch by Valentine Gross, ca. 1912.\n\nDiaghilev Ballets Russes <i>Le Spectre de la rose,</i> choreographed by Fokine and decor by Bakst was first premiered in Monte Carlo at Théâtre de Monte Carlo on 19 April 1911. Subsequently was first performed in Paris at Théâtre du Châtelet on 06 June 1911, according to <i>Diaghilev and The Golden Age of The Ballets Russes 1909 - 1929</i>, edited by Jane Pritchard, first published by V&amp;A Publishing in 2010. \n\nThe sketches are part of the Valentine Gross Archive (THM/165), held by the V&amp;A Department of Theatre and Performance. Valentine Gross Archive contains research material and artwork, including sketches, studies, drawings, pastels and illustrations. Only the artwork materials have been catalogued with museum numbers and given item level descriptions found in the Search the Collections webpage. \r\n\r\nValentine Gross, a.k.a. Valentine Hugo, was a French art student in Paris in the 1910s. 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