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PROPERTY FROM THE CONSTANTINOWITZ COLLECTIONWORKS FROM THE ESTATE OF LÉON BAKST
Léon Bakst (1866-1924)
Costume design for 'Le Martyr de Saint Sebastien': Cathéchumène; and Figure in motion
Details
Léon Bakst (1866-1924)
Costume design for 'Le Martyr de Saint Sebastien': Cathéchumène; and Figure in motion
the first inscribed with title (lower centre); the second signed 'Bakst' (lower right)
the first pencil and gouache, heightened with silver, on card; the second pencil on paper
the first 11 1/8 x 3 7/8 in. (28.5 x 9.4 cm.); the second 9 7/8 x 8 ¼ in. (24.8 x 20.6 cm.); unframed
(8)together with six various compositions by the same artist
Costume design for 'Le Martyr de Saint Sebastien': Cathéchumène; and Figure in motion
the first inscribed with title (lower centre); the second signed 'Bakst' (lower right)
the first pencil and gouache, heightened with silver, on card; the second pencil on paper
the first 11 1/8 x 3 7/8 in. (28.5 x 9.4 cm.); the second 9 7/8 x 8 ¼ in. (24.8 x 20.6 cm.); unframed
(8)together with six various compositions by the same artist
Provenance
The estate of the artist.
By descent to the present owners.
By descent to the present owners.
Literature
Figure in motion
E. Terkel et al., Léon Bakst. Moia dusha otkryta [My open soul], vol. I, Moscow, 2016, illustrated on a page insert between pp. 128-129.
E. Terkel et al., Léon Bakst. Moia dusha otkryta [My open soul], vol. I, Moscow, 2016, illustrated on a page insert between pp. 128-129.
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