Bakst Leon 1866 1924 Collection

Costume of Bacchante, for a representation of the Ballets Russians in 1911
6438043 Costume of Bacchante, for a representation of the Ballets Russians in 1911. (illustration) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: Art. Dance. Costume of Bacchante)

Costume design for Tamara Karsavina as L'Oiseau de Feu, 1910 (pencil, w/c & gouache, heightened with gold)
7424114 Costume design for Tamara Karsavina as L'Oiseau de Feu, 1910 (pencil, w/c & gouache, heightened with gold, on paper) by Bakst

Costume design for The Russian Buffoon, from Sleeping Beauty, 1921 (colour litho)
STC133679 Costume design for The Russian Buffoon, from Sleeping Beauty, 1921 (colour litho) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Leon Bakst, 1917 (oil on canvas)
7296348 Leon Bakst, 1917 (oil on canvas) by Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920); 55.3 x 33 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; (add.info.: by Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920))

Costume design for The Fairy Carnation, from Sleeping Beauty, 1921 (colour litho)
STC133681 Costume design for The Fairy Carnation, from Sleeping Beauty, 1921 (colour litho) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Costume for the Character Theseus, 1909 (drawing)
1730597 Costume for the Character Theseus, 1909 (drawing) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); (add.info.: for the play Phaedre (Fedra), written by Gabriele d Annunzio drawing by Leon Bakst)

Ballets russes : "Nymphe"Costume dessine par Leon Bakst (1866-1924)
FIA5390566 Ballets russes : " Nymphe" Costume dessine par Leon Bakst (1866-1924) pour le ballet " L apres midi d un faune" de Claude Debussy, 1912 Collection privee by Bakst

"Jeune garcon arabe"Costume dessine par Leon Bakst (1866-1924) pour le ballet "Cleopatre"des
FIA5390559 " Jeune garcon arabe" Costume dessine par Leon Bakst (1866-1924) pour le ballet " Cleopatre" des Ballets russes, 1909 Collection privee by Bakst

Grande douche (Heavy shower). Dessin de Leon Bakst (1866-1924). Gouache et encre sur papier, 15, 9 x 13, 3 cm, 1906
FIA5327095 Grande douche (Heavy shower). Dessin de Leon Bakst (1866-1924). Gouache et encre sur papier, 15, 9 x 13, 3 cm, 1906. Art russe, art nouveau. State Russian Museum, Saint Petersbourg

Autoportrait (Self portrait). Peinture de Leon bakst (1866-1924). Huile sur toile, 34 x 21 cm, 1893
FIA5328866 Autoportrait (Self portrait). Peinture de Leon bakst (1866-1924). Huile sur toile, 34 x 21 cm, 1893. Art russe, art nouveau. State Russian Museum, Saint Petersbourg

Dessin de costume pour le ballet "Islamey"de Mily (Mili, Milli) Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837-1910)
FIA5358460 Dessin de costume pour le ballet " Islamey" de Mily (Mili, Milli) Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837-1910). Dessin de Leon Bakst (1866-1924)

Ballets russes - Costume dessine par Leon Bakst (1866-1924) pour le ballet "Le dieu Bleu"de Michel Fokine
FIA5390570 Ballets russes - Costume dessine par Leon Bakst (1866-1924) pour le ballet " Le dieu Bleu" de Michel Fokine, 1912 Collection privee by Bakst

Costume pour le ballet Sheherazade de Nicolas (Nikolai) Rimski Korsakov (Rimski-Korsakov) (1844-1908)
FIA5390525 Costume pour le ballet Sheherazade de Nicolas (Nikolai) Rimski Korsakov (Rimski-Korsakov) (1844-1908) - Oeuvre de Leon Bakst (1866-1924)

Page de la princesse, costume pour le ballet la Belle au bois dormant de Piotr Tchaikovsky - Oeuvre de Leon Bakst
FIA5390524 Page de la princesse, costume pour le ballet la Belle au bois dormant de Piotr Tchaikovsky - Oeuvre de Leon Bakst (1866-1924), lithographie 1916 - (Page of the princess)

Costume pour le ballet la boutique fantasque de Gioachino Rossini - Oeuvre de Leon Bakst (1866-1924)
FIA5390516 Costume pour le ballet la boutique fantasque de Gioachino Rossini - Oeuvre de Leon Bakst (1866-1924), lithographie 1919

L anglais, costume pour le ballet la boutique fantasque de Gioachino Rossini - Oeuvre de Leon Bakst (1866-1924)
FIA5390508 L anglais, costume pour le ballet la boutique fantasque de Gioachino Rossini - Oeuvre de Leon Bakst (1866-1924)

Portrait de Ida Rubinstein (1885-1960) - Oeuvre de Leon Bakst (1866-1924), lithographie - (Portrait of Ida Rubinstein)
FIA5390503 Portrait de Ida Rubinstein (1885-1960) - Oeuvre de Leon Bakst (1866-1924), lithographie - (Portrait of Ida Rubinstein, Colour lithograph by Leon Bakst) Private Collection by Bakst

Nymphe - Costume pour le ballet "L apres midi d un faune"de Claude Debussy (1862-1918) - Nymph
FIA5373608 Nymphe - Costume pour le ballet " L apres midi d un faune" de Claude Debussy (1862-1918) - Nymph, Costume design for the ballet The Afternoon of a Faun by Claude Debussy - Oeuvre

Deux beotiennes, costume pour le ballet "Narcisse"de Nikolai Tcherepnin (Nicolas Tcherepnine) (1873-1945)
FIA5341190 Deux beotiennes, costume pour le ballet " Narcisse" de Nikolai Tcherepnin (Nicolas Tcherepnine) (1873-1945) (Two beotiennes)

Portrait de l artiste Alexander Benois (1870-1960) (Portrait of the artist Alexandre Benois)
FIA5330435 Portrait de l artiste Alexander Benois (1870-1960) (Portrait of the artist Alexandre Benois). Dessin de Leon Bakst (1866-1924). Aquarelle et pastel sur papier, 64, 5 x 100, 3 cm, 1898

Autoportrait (Self-Portrait) - Dessin de Leon Bakst (1866-1924), Dim. 32, 6x28, 6 cm, 1906 - State Tretyakov Gallery
FIA5374216 Autoportrait (Self-Portrait) - Dessin de Leon Bakst (1866-1924), Dim. 32, 6x28, 6 cm, 1906 - State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow (Russie) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); State Tretyakov Gallery

Ballets russes : "Grand pretre"Costume dessine par Leon Bakst (1866-1924)
FIA5390574 Ballets russes : " Grand pretre" Costume dessine par Leon Bakst (1866-1924) pour le ballet " Le dieu Bleu" de Michel Fokine, 1912 Collection privee by Bakst

Ballets russes : "bayadere"Costume dessine par Leon Bakst (1866-1924)
FIA5390563 Ballets russes : " bayadere" Costume dessine par Leon Bakst (1866-1924) pour le ballet " Le dieu Bleu" de Michel Fokine, 1912 Collection privee by Bakst

"Danseuse"Costume dessine par Leon Bakst (1866-1924) pour le ballet "Cleopatre"des Ballets russes
FIA5390556 " Danseuse" Costume dessine par Leon Bakst (1866-1924) pour le ballet " Cleopatre" des Ballets russes, 1909 Collection privee by Bakst

Costume pour le ballet les papillons de Robert Schumann - Oeuvre de Leon Bakst (1866-1924)
FIA5390530 Costume pour le ballet les papillons de Robert Schumann - Oeuvre de Leon Bakst (1866-1924), lithographie 1912 - (Costume design for the ballet Les Papillons by Robert Schumann)

Galisson, costume pour le ballet la Belle au bois dormant de Piotr Tchaikovsky - Oeuvre de Leon Bakst (1866-1924)
FIA5390522 Galisson, costume pour le ballet la Belle au bois dormant de Piotr Tchaikovsky - Oeuvre de Leon Bakst (1866-1924), lithographie 1921 - (Galisson)

Sultane, costume pour le ballet "Sheherazade"de Nicolas (Nikolai) Rimski Korsakov (Rimski-Korsakov)
FIA5341179 Sultane, costume pour le ballet " Sheherazade" de Nicolas (Nikolai) Rimski Korsakov (Rimski-Korsakov) (1844-1908) d apres les contes des mille et une nuits

"Danseuse juive"Costume dessine par Leon Bakst (1866-1924) pour le ballet "Cleopatre"des Ballets
FIA5390551 " Danseuse juive" Costume dessine par Leon Bakst (1866-1924) pour le ballet " Cleopatre" des Ballets russes, 1910 Collection privee by Bakst

L anglaise, costume pour le ballet la boutique fantasque de Gioachino Rossini - Oeuvre de Leon Bakst (1866-1924)
FIA5390515 L anglaise, costume pour le ballet la boutique fantasque de Gioachino Rossini - Oeuvre de Leon Bakst (1866-1924)

Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840), costume pour le ballet "La nuit magique"de Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
FIA5341172 Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840), costume pour le ballet " La nuit magique" de Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) (Niccolo Paganini, costume design for the ballet The Magic Night by F)

Portrait de Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (Ludwig van Beethoven). Peinture de Leon Bakst (1866-1924)
FIA5354252 Portrait de Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (Ludwig van Beethoven). Peinture de Leon Bakst (1866-1924). Aquarelle et pastel sur papier, 29, 5 x 23, 5 cm

"Narcisse"Costume dessine par Leon Bakst (1866-1924) pour le ballet "Narcisse"de Nicolas
FIA5390537 " Narcisse" Costume dessine par Leon Bakst (1866-1924) pour le ballet " Narcisse" de Nicolas Tcherepnine (1873-1945), 1911 Collection privee by Bakst

Costume preparatoire de la reine, pour le ballet "La belle au bois dormant"de Piotr Tchaikovski (1840-1893)
FIA5384937 Costume preparatoire de la reine, pour le ballet " La belle au bois dormant" de Piotr Tchaikovski (1840-1893) (Costume design for the ballet Sleeping Beauty by P Tchaikovsky)

Conception d une robe moderne - Oeuvre de Leon Bakst (1866-1924), lithographie vers 1910 - (Design of a modern Dress)
FIA5390514 Conception d une robe moderne - Oeuvre de Leon Bakst (1866-1924), lithographie vers 1910 - (Design of a modern Dress, Colour lithograph by Leon Bakst, 1910s) Private Collection by Bakst

Paysanne, costume pour le vaudeville Vieux Moscou, au theatre Femina, Paris (France) - Oeuvre de Leon Bakst (1866-1924)
FIA5390506 Paysanne, costume pour le vaudeville Vieux Moscou, au theatre Femina, Paris (France) - Oeuvre de Leon Bakst (1866-1924), lithographie 1922 - (Peasant woman)

Paysanne, costume pour le vaudeville Vieux Moscou, au theatre Femina, Paris (France) - Oeuvre de Leon Bakst (1866-1924)
FIA5390493 Paysanne, costume pour le vaudeville Vieux Moscou, au theatre Femina, Paris (France) - Oeuvre de Leon Bakst (1866-1924), lithographie 1922 - (Peasant woman)

Decor pour le ballet "Sheherazade"de Nicolas (Nikolai) Rimski Korsakov (Rimski-Korsakov) (1844-1908)
FIA5341191 Decor pour le ballet " Sheherazade" de Nicolas (Nikolai) Rimski Korsakov (Rimski-Korsakov) (1844-1908) d apres les contes des mille et une nuits

Decor preparatoire pour le ballet "Ishtar"de Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)
FIA5373611 Decor preparatoire pour le ballet " Ishtar" de Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959). (Stage design for the ballet Istar by B. Martinu)

Portrait of a Girl Wearing a Kokoshnik, 1890 (watercolour)
FIA5384957 Portrait of a Girl Wearing a Kokoshnik, 1890 (watercolour) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); 40x29 cm; Private Collection; Photo eFine Art Images; Russian, out of copyright

Russian Ballet : drawing for the ballet "Sheherazade"directed by Michel Fokine
FIA5390543 Russian Ballet : drawing for the ballet " Sheherazade" directed by Michel Fokine, 1910 by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); Private Collection; Photo eFine Art Images; Russian

character for the opera Carmen, direct by Bizet, 1892 (watercolour)
FIA5386239 character for the opera Carmen, direct by Bizet, 1892 (watercolour) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); 47x38.5 cm; State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow; Photo eFine Art Images; Russian

costume for the ballet "Les papillons"directed by Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
FIA5373606 costume for the ballet " Les papillons" directed by Robert Schumann (1810-1856), 1912 (watercolour) by Bakst

Les champs Elysees (Elysium), 1906 (watercolour and gouache)
FIA5371457 Les champs Elysees (Elysium), 1906 (watercolour and gouache) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); 158x140 cm; State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow; Photo eFine Art Images; Russian, out of copyright

The Siamese Holy Dance, 1901 (oil on canvas)
FIA5370157 The Siamese Holy Dance, 1901 (oil on canvas) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); 73.5x109.5 cm; State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow; Photo eFine Art Images; Russian, out of copyright

Costume for the ballet "Les dames de bonne humeur"
FIA5361142 Costume for the ballet " Les dames de bonne humeur" (Les femmes de bonne humeur) directed by Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793), 1917 (gouache and silver on paper) by Bakst

decor for the ballet "Sheherazade"directed by Nicolas (Nikolai
FIA5341189 decor for the ballet " Sheherazade" directed by Nicolas (Nikolai) Rimski Korsakov (Rimski-Korsakov) (1844-1908), 1910 (watercolour and gouache) by Bakst

Curtain design for the mime The Marquises Heart (watercolour and pencil)
FIA5356368 Curtain design for the mime The Marquises Heart (watercolour and pencil) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); 21.5x29 cm; State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow; Photo eFine Art Images; Russian

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Leon Bakst (1866-1924) was a renowned Russian artist and costume designer, best known for his collaborations with the Ballets Russes. His imaginative and vibrant designs revolutionized the world of ballet, bringing a new level of artistry to the stage. One of Bakst's notable works is "Costume of Bacchante, " created for a representation of the Ballets Russes in 1911. This stunning costume captures the essence of Bacchus' followers, with its flowing fabrics and intricate details. In 1921, Bakst designed another remarkable costume for "The Russian Buffoon" from Sleeping Beauty. The color lithograph showcases his ability to create visually striking ensembles that enhance the storytelling on stage. Bakst's talent extended beyond costumes as seen in his oil painting from 1917 titled simply "Leon Bakst. " This self-portrait reveals his mastery of capturing emotions through brush strokes and colors. Another enchanting design by Bakst is "Costume design for The Fairy Carnation" from Sleeping Beauty in 1921. The delicate lithograph displays his attention to detail and ability to bring characters to life through fabric choices and embellishments. His creativity knew no bounds as evidenced by his drawing for Theseus' character in 1909. The sketch demonstrates how he conceptualized each element before bringing it to fruition on stage. Bakst's contributions were not limited to ballet alone; he also designed costumes for other performances such as Claude Debussy's ballet "L'apres midi d'un faune" in 1912. His creation, called "Nymphe, " exemplifies his ability to capture movement and grace through fabric manipulation. In addition, he crafted a captivating Arabian-inspired costume named "Jeune garcon arabe" for Cleopatre in 1909. This private collection piece showcases Bakst's fascination with different cultures while maintaining an artistic flair. Bakst's talent extended beyond costumes and paintings.