Summers End TWO-Day Mega Auction- Part 1
Lot 209056:
Description
Leon Bakst (Belarusian, 1866-1924) Ballet Russe "Lady In Waiting" Sleeping Princess watercolor, pencil and gouache on paper framed. This piece was a design for Diaghilev’s 1921 production of The Sleeping Princess. Léon (Lev) Samoylovich Bakst, (8 February [O.S. 27 January] 1866 – 27 December 1924), was a Russian painter and scene and costume designer of Jewish origin. He was a member of the Sergei Diaghilev circle and the Ballets Russes, for which he designed exotic, richly coloured sets and costumes. He designed the décor for such productions as Carnaval (1910), Spectre de la rose (1911), Daphnis and Chloe (1912), The Sleeping Princess (1921) and others.
Size: 15.00" X 17.00"
Condition: Very fine.
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