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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MILAN
Léon Bakst (1866-1924)
Design for ‘La Belle au Bois Dormant’: Rideau
Details
Léon Bakst (1866-1924)
Design for ‘La Belle au Bois Dormant’: Rideau
signed and dated 'Bakst/21' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour on paper
19½ x 12 7/8 in. (49 x 32.8 cm.)
Executed in 1921
Design for ‘La Belle au Bois Dormant’: Rideau
signed and dated 'Bakst/21' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour on paper
19½ x 12 7/8 in. (49 x 32.8 cm.)
Executed in 1921
Provenance
Acquired by the mother of the present owner from Galleria del Levante, Milan, in the late 1970s.
Literature
J. Blanche, 'Léon Bakst dans le ballet russe', L'illustration, Paris, 26 November 1927, illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, Leon Bakst, London, 1938, listed p. 8, no. 33.
Exhibition catalogue, Léon Bakst, Milan, 1967, illustrated p. [24], listed p. [17], no. 53 (one measurement incorrect).
Exhibition catalogue, G. Veronesi, Decimo festival dei due mondi. Leon Bakst, Spoleto, 1967, illustrated p. [24], listed p. [17], no. 53 (one measurement incorrect).
Exhibition catalogue, Ballet in beeld bij Bakst, The Hague, 1968, listed no. 43 (one measurement incorrect).
Exhibition catalogue, Les Ballet Russes de Serge de Diaghilev 1909-1929, Strasbourg, 1969, listed p. 178, no. 313 (one measurement incorrect).
C. Spencer, Leon Bakst, New York, 1973, illustrated p. 192, listed p. 239, no. 202 (one measurement incorrect).
Exhibition catalogue, Bakst, London, 1973, listed p. [22], no. 82.
Exhibition catalogue, Leon Bakst, London, 1938, listed p. 8, no. 33.
Exhibition catalogue, Léon Bakst, Milan, 1967, illustrated p. [24], listed p. [17], no. 53 (one measurement incorrect).
Exhibition catalogue, G. Veronesi, Decimo festival dei due mondi. Leon Bakst, Spoleto, 1967, illustrated p. [24], listed p. [17], no. 53 (one measurement incorrect).
Exhibition catalogue, Ballet in beeld bij Bakst, The Hague, 1968, listed no. 43 (one measurement incorrect).
Exhibition catalogue, Les Ballet Russes de Serge de Diaghilev 1909-1929, Strasbourg, 1969, listed p. 178, no. 313 (one measurement incorrect).
C. Spencer, Leon Bakst, New York, 1973, illustrated p. 192, listed p. 239, no. 202 (one measurement incorrect).
Exhibition catalogue, Bakst, London, 1973, listed p. [22], no. 82.
Exhibited
London, Arthur Tooth & Sons, Leon Bakst, 14 July-6 August 1938, no. 33.
Milan, Rome and Munich, Galleria del Levante, Léon Bakst, May-November 1967, no. 53 (inscription on the backboard).
Spoleto, Palazzo Ancaiani, Decimo festival dei due mondi. Leon Bakst, 3-20 July 1967, no. 53 (inscription on the backboard).
The Hague, Haags Gemeentemuseum, Ballet in beeld bij Bakst, 17 January-3 March 1968, no. 43.
Strasbourg, L’ancienne douane, Les Ballet Russes de Serge de Diaghilev 1909-1929, 15 May-15 September 1969, no. 313 (plaque on the frame).
London, The Fine Art Society, Bakst, 3 December 1973-4 January 1974, no. 82.
Sheffield, Sheffield City Art Galleries, Diaghilev Ballet Costumes, 10 June-18 August 1974, no. 44 (label on the backboard).
Milan, Rome and Munich, Galleria del Levante, Léon Bakst, May-November 1967, no. 53 (inscription on the backboard).
Spoleto, Palazzo Ancaiani, Decimo festival dei due mondi. Leon Bakst, 3-20 July 1967, no. 53 (inscription on the backboard).
The Hague, Haags Gemeentemuseum, Ballet in beeld bij Bakst, 17 January-3 March 1968, no. 43.
Strasbourg, L’ancienne douane, Les Ballet Russes de Serge de Diaghilev 1909-1929, 15 May-15 September 1969, no. 313 (plaque on the frame).
London, The Fine Art Society, Bakst, 3 December 1973-4 January 1974, no. 82.
Sheffield, Sheffield City Art Galleries, Diaghilev Ballet Costumes, 10 June-18 August 1974, no. 44 (label on the backboard).
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