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MAY 2023 DECORATIVE & FINE ART SALE
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Leon Nikolaievitch Bakst (Russian, French, 1866 — 1924), a hand-colored in gouache on paper sketch of the costume "Fantasy" (Costume moderne de fantaisie), 1922. Paper, lithograph, pochoir. The author’s signature and date are lithographed in the upper right corner: "Bakst / 1922". Numbered ’23,’ on the lower right. Matted and framed.Note: Leon Bakst was a Russian painter and scene and costume designer of Belarusian origin. He was a member of the Sergei Diaghilev circle and the Ballets Russes, for which he designed exotic, richly colored 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.
Dimensions: 18 1/2 x 15 1/2 in., ( 47 x 39 cm.)
Condition: Perfect.
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