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Léon Bakst (1866-1924)
Lot 78PROPERTY FORMERLY FROM A PRIVATE NORTH AMERICAN COLLECTION

Léon Bakst (1866-1924)

Costume design for an attendant

Fermé24 November 2014

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Léon Bakst (1866-1924)
Costume design for an attendant
with studio stamp 'Bakst' (lower centre)
pencil and gouache, heightened with silver and gold, on paper
11 3/8 x 3½ in. (29 x 9 cm.)

Anonymous sale, Parke-Bennet Galleries Inc., New York, 6 May 1970, lot 16.
Parmenia Migel Ekstrom, New York in 1976.
Julian Barran Ltd., London.

Note du spécialiste

While the present work has historically been catalogued as a design for ‘Le Dieu Bleu’, its colour scheme suggests it is more likely a creation for ‘Le Martre de Saint Sebastien’ or ‘Helene de Sparte’ in both of which Ida Rubinstein performed the lead role.