Lot Essay
The present lot is a study for a half-title for an article dedicated to the Exhibition of Historic Portraits organised by Diaghilev and published in 'Mir Iskusstva [The World of Art]' magazine, no. 4, 1902.
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PROPERTY FROM THE CONSTANTINOWITZ COLLECTIONWORKS FROM THE ESTATE OF LÉON BAKST
Léon Bakst (1866-1924)
Pose de voile
Details
Léon Bakst (1866-1924)
Pose de voile
signed 'Bakst' (lower left)
ink on paper laid down on card
9 ½ x 8 1/8 in. (24 x 20.5 cm.)
Pose de voile
signed 'Bakst' (lower left)
ink on paper laid down on card
9 ½ x 8 1/8 in. (24 x 20.5 cm.)
Provenance
The estate of the artist.
By descent to the present owners.
By descent to the present owners.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Bakst: des Ballets russes à la haute couture, Paris, 2017, illustrated p. [17], listed p. 16.
Exhibited
Paris, Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra, Bakst: des Ballets russes à la haute couture, 22 November-5 March 2017.
Brought to you by
Alexis de Tiesenhausen