Lot Essay
C. Spencer, Léon Bakst and the Ballet Russes, London, 1995 for more information on Bakst and the Ballet Russes.
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A STENCILED WOOL BELTED TUNIC AND BREECHES FOR SERGE DIAGHILEV'S BALLET RUSSES, 1912
Details
LEON BAKST (1886-1924)
A Stenciled Wool Belted Tunic and Breeches for Serge Diaghilev's Ballet Russes, 1912
a Brigands costume for the premiere of the ballet Daphnis et Chloë, in Paris, 1912
tag in breeches Goudin, belt and breeches stamped Direktion des Russischen Balletts Sergiei von Diaghilews
A Stenciled Wool Belted Tunic and Breeches for Serge Diaghilev's Ballet Russes, 1912
a Brigands costume for the premiere of the ballet Daphnis et Chloë, in Paris, 1912
tag in breeches Goudin, belt and breeches stamped Direktion des Russischen Balletts Sergiei von Diaghilews
Provenance
Costumes and Curtains from Diaghilev and Basil Ballets, Sotheby's, London, 19 December 1969, lot 59.
Lord Howard of Henderskelfe, Castle Howard Collection.
Lord Howard of Henderskelfe, Castle Howard Collection.
Literature
G. Belli, E. Guzzo Vaccarino, La Danza delle Avanguardie, Dipinti, Scene e Costumi, da Degas a Picasso, da Matisse a Keith Haring, exhibition catalogue, Museo di Arte Moderna et Contempranea di Trento et Rovereto, 2005, p. 313 for an illustration of this piece.
Exhibited
Rovereto, Museo di Arte Moderna e Contempora di Trento e Rovereto, La Danza delle Avantguardie: Dipinti, Scene e Costumi, da Degas a Picasso, da Matisse a Keith Haring, December 2005 - May 2006.
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