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Costume Design: The Acrobat, possibly from "Sheherazade" or "Le Dieu Bleu"

Leon Bakst

$25,000

Russian (1866–1924)

Date: circa 1910
Watercolor, Gouache and Pencil on Paper, signed l.r.
Image Size: 19 x 13 inches
Size: 21 x 14 in. (53.34 x 35.56 cm)
Frame Size: 31 x 24.5 inches

$25,000

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about Costume Design: The Acrobat, possibly from "Sheherazade" or "Le Dieu Bleu"

Leon Bakst's whimsical depiction of an acrobat, possibly Scheherazade of "One Thousand and One Nights", features bright colors and flowing movement as the gymnast balances on her hands while her patterned skirt flows into the air.

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About The Artist: Leon Bakst

Léon Samoilovitch Bakst (Russian: Лео́н Никола́евич Бакст; 10 May 1866 – 28 December 1924) was a Russian painter and scene- and costume designer. He was a member of the Sergei Diaghilev circle and the Ballets Russes, for which he designed exotic, richly coloured sets and costumes. Born as Lev (Leib) Samoilovich Rosenberg (Лев Самойлович Розенберг), he was also known as Leon (Lev)...

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About The Medium: Gouache

A paint with opaque pigments ground in water and thickened with a glue-like substance.

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