Léon Bakst (1866-1924)
Léon Bakst (1866-1924)
Léon Bakst (1866-1924)
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PROPERTY FROM THE CONSTANTINOWITZ COLLECTIONWORKS FROM THE ESTATE OF LÉON BAKST
Léon Bakst (1866-1924)

The rosehip; Children in the ruins; and Three other compositions

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Léon Bakst (1866-1924)
The rosehip; Children in the ruins; and Three other compositions
the first signed in Cyrillic 'Bakst' (lower right); the second signed 'Bakst' (lower right)
the first pencil and ink on paper; the second ink, heightened with white, on paper; three pencil on paper
12 x 5 7/8 in. (30.5 x 15 cm.); and smaller; partially framed
(5)The rosehip
Executed in 1906
Provenance
The estate of the artist.
By descent to the present owners.
Literature
The rosehip
Exhibition catalogue, Bakst: des Ballets russes à la haute couture, Paris, 2017, illustrated and listed p. 18.
Children in the ruins
L. Réau et al., Inedited works of Bakst, New York, 1927, illustrated p. 114.
Exhibited
The rosehip
Paris, Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra, Bakst: des Ballets russes à la haute couture, 22 November-5 March 2017.

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