Leon Bakst Collection

Elysium, 1906. Artist: Leon Bakst
Elysium, 1906. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

The Faun (Nijinsky), costume design for the Ballets Russes, 1912. Artist: Leon Bakst
The Faun (Nijinsky), costume design for the Ballets Russes, 1912. Design for Nijinskys costume in Debussys ballet l apres-midi d un faune (The Afternoon of a Faun)

Indian Dance (La Marquise de Casati), 1912. Artist: Leon Bakst
Indian Dance (La Marquise de Casati), 1912. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Costume Study for "Jeux", 1913. Creator: Leon Bakst. Costume Study for "Jeux", 1913
Costume Study for "Jeux", 1913

Setting for Scheherazade, 1910. Artist: Leon Bakst
Setting for Scheherazade, 1910. Scheherazade is a ballet based on the legendary Arabic queen and the storyteller of One Thousand and One Nights. From The Studio Volume 118

Cleopatra, ballet costume design, 1909. Artist: Leon Bakst
Cleopatra, ballet costume design, 1909. Costume sketch for Ida Rubinstein for the ballet Cleopatra performed during the 1909 season of the Ballets Russes in Paris

Fairy Carabosse, costume design for Tchaikovskys ballet Sleeping Beauty, early 19th century. Artist: Leon Bakst
Fairy Carabosse, costume design for Tchaikovskys ballet The Sleeping Beauty, early 19th century

Le Dieu Bleu ( The Blue God ), ballet costume design, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Le Dieu Bleu ( The Blue God ), ballet costume design, 1911. Costume Design for Nijinsky in a Ballets Russes production of Le Dieu Bleu, story by Jean Cocteau and Frederigo de Madrazo

Set design for Act II of a Ballet Russes production of Ravels Daphnis and Chloe, 1912. Artist: Leon Bakst
Set design for Act II of a Ballet Russes production of Ravels Daphnis and Chloe, 1912. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From the Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris

Leon Bakst, 1917. Creator: Amadeo Modigliani
Leon Bakst, 1917

[Nijinsky in Danse siamoise from the Orientales ], 1910
[Nijinsky in " Danse siamoise" from the " Orientales" ], 1910

Leon Bakst, 1900s. Private Collection

Portrait of the painter Leon Bakst (1866-1924), 1890. Private Collection

Une Esclave Dansante, 1922, (1923). Artist: Leon Bakst
Une Esclave Dansante, 1922, (1923). From International Studio, March 1923. [International Studio, Inc. New York, 1923]

Prince Et Esclave Revant, 1922, (1923). Artist: Leon Bakst
Prince Et Esclave Revant, 1922, (1923). From International Studio, March 1923. [International Studio, Inc. New York, 1923]

L Oiseau De Feu, 1922, (1923). Artist: Leon Bakst
L Oiseau De Feu, 1922, (1923). Painting held at the Belgazprombank collection, Minsk. From International Studio, March 1923. [International Studio, Inc. New York, 1923]

Un Notable Mespotamien, 1922, (1923). Artist: Leon Bakst
Un Notable Mespotamien, 1922, (1923). From International Studio, March 1923. [International Studio, Inc. New York, 1923]

Le Sultan Samarcande, 1922, (1923). Artist: Leon Bakst
Le Sultan Samarcande, 1922, (1923). Painting held at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Madrid. From International Studio, March 1923. [International Studio, Inc. New York, 1923]

Echo Abandonee, 1922, (1923). Artist: Leon Bakst
Echo Abandonee, 1922, (1923). From International Studio, March 1923. [International Studio, Inc. New York, 1923]

Buffon Russe, 1924. Artist: Leon Bakst
Buffon Russe, 1924. From The Studio Volume 93. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1927]

Scene from the Russian Ballet: The Good-Humoured Ladies, c1900. Artist: Claude Allin Shepperson
Scene from the Russian Ballet: The Good-Humoured Ladies, c1900. From The Studio Volume 76. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1919]

Costume Designs for the Russian Ballet Le Dieu Bleu, c1912. Artist: Leon Bakst
Costume Designs for the Russian Ballet Le Dieu Bleu, c1912. From The Studio Volume 60 [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1913-14.]

Fantaisie Sur Le Costume Moderne, Dione, c1910. Artist: Leon Bakst
Fantaisie Sur Le Costume Moderne, Dione, c1910. From The Studio Volume 60 [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1913-14.]

Narcisse: A Bacchante. Costume design for the dance Narcisse, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Narcisse: A Bacchante. Costume design for the dance Narcisse, 1911. From The Studio Volume 105. [The Offices of the Studio Ltd. London, 1933]

Costume design for the play Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles, 1904. Artist: Leon Bakst
Costume design for the play Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles, 1904. Found in the collection of the State Central A Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow

Leon Bakst, Russian artist and designer, 1910s. Bakst (1866-1924) is best known for the costume and set designs he produced for Serge Diaghilevs famous itinerant ballet company, the Ballets Russes

Leon Bakst, Russian artist and designer and ballet impresario Serge Diaghilev, c1910. Bakst (1866-1924) (left) and Diaghilev (1872-1929) (centre) with unidentified others

Dance of the Seven Veils, 1908. Artist: Leon Bakst
Dance of the Seven Veils, 1908. Costume design for the play Salome by Oscar Wilde. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Dinner, 1902. Artist: Leon Bakst
Dinner, 1902. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg

Poster for Igor Stravinskys ballet The Rite of Spring, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Poster for Igor Stravinskys ballet The Rite of Spring, 1911. Showing the dancer Maria Kuznetsova (1880-1966). From a private collection

Portrait of Russian composer Mily Balakirev, 1907. Artist: Leon Bakst
Portrait of Russian composer Mily Balakirev (1837-1910), 1907. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Costume design for Gabriele d Annunzios ballet The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, c1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Costume design for Gabriele d Annunzios ballet The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, c1911. From a private collection

Costume design for Ida Rubinstein as Ishtar, 1924. Artist: Leon Bakst
Costume design for Ida Rubinstein as Ishtar, 1924. Ida Rubinstein (1885-1960) was a Russian ballet dancer, for whom Leon Bakst designed costumes. From a private collection

Portrait of the artist Isaak Levitan, 1899. Artist: Leon Bakst
Portrait of the artist Isaak Levitan, 1899. Levitan (1861-1900) was a Russian Jewish landscape painter. Found in the collection of the State Open-air Museum of the Trinity Lavra of St Sergius

Poster for a charity bazaar for the help of foundlings, 1899. Artist: Leon Bakst
Poster for a charity bazaar for the help of foundlings, 1899. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

Costume design for Ida Rubinstein as Helen in the ballet Helen of Sparta, 1912. Artist: Leon Bakst
Costume design for Ida Rubinstein as Helen in the ballet Helen of Sparta, 1912. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Costume design for Seefenfel, from Sadko, 1917. Artist: Leon Bakst
Costume design for Seefenfel, from Sadko, 1917

Set design for a Ballets Russes production of Cleopatra, 1909. Artist: Leon Bakst
Set design for a Ballets Russes production of Cleopatra, 1909. From the Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA

A Young Rajah, ballet costume design, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
A Young Rajah, ballet costume design, 1911. Costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Le Dieu Bleu (The Blue God), story by Jean Cocteau and Frederigo de Madrazo, music by Reynaldo Hahn

Set design for the ballet Scheherazade, c1913. Artist: Leon Bakst
Set design for the ballet Scheherazade, c1913. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Costume Moderne, 1910. Artist: Leon Bakst
Costume Moderne, 1910. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Bacchante, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Bacchante, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. From the Musee Stravinski-Diaghilev

Bayadere with Peacock, ballet costume design, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Bayadere with Peacock, ballet costume design, 1911. Costume Design for a Ballets Russes production of Le Dieu Bleu (The Blue God), story by Jean Cocteau and Frederigo de Madrazo

The Downpour, set design for a ballet, 1906. Artist: Leon Bakst
The Downpour, set design for a ballet, 1906. From the Russian State Museum, St Petersburg, Russia

The Sectet of the Harem, set design for a ballet, c1913. Artist: Leon Bakst
The Sectet of the Harem, set design for a ballet, c1913. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Set design for a Ballets Russes production of Ravels Daphnis et Chloe, 1912. Artist: Leon Bakst
Set design for a Ballets Russes production of Ravels Daphnis et Chloe, 1912. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Set design for Thamar, ballet by Mily Balakirev, 1912. Artist: Leon Bakst
Set design for Thamar, ballet by Mily Balakirev, 1912. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

The Firebird, costume design for Stravinskys ballet The Firebird, 1910. Artist: Leon Bakst
The Firebird, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Stravinskys ballet The Firebird, 1910. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

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