Lot Essay
cf. C. Spencer, Léon Bakst and the Ballet Russes, London, 1995, p. 100 for an illustration of a similar costume from Narcisse.
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Sketch for the costume of a Narcisse Béothien by Leon Bakst, 1911, showing the present tunic
LEON BAKST (1886-1924)
A PAINTED COTTON TUNIC FOR SERGE DIAGHILEV'S BALLET RUSSES, CIRCA 1911
Details
LEON BAKST (1886-1924)
A Painted Cotton Tunic for Serge Diaghilev's Ballet Russes, circa 1911
a Boetian Youth costume for the premiere of the ballet Narcisse in Monte Carlo, 1911
stamped Direktion des Russischen Balletts Sergiei von Diaghilews Woizikovski, labeled with Narcisse ballet label
A Painted Cotton Tunic for Serge Diaghilev's Ballet Russes, circa 1911
a Boetian Youth costume for the premiere of the ballet Narcisse in Monte Carlo, 1911
stamped Direktion des Russischen Balletts Sergiei von Diaghilews Woizikovski, labeled with Narcisse ballet label
Provenance
Costumes and Curtains from Diaghilev and de 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. 325 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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