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FEBRUARY 2023 DECORATIVE & FINE ART SALE
Leon Nikolaievitch Bakst (Russian, French, 1866 – 1924), a hand-colored in gouache on paper sketch depicting a costume for a Sultan. Paper, lithograph, pochoir. Signed by the artist on the lower left, numbered ’16,’ on the lower right.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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