Léon Bakst (1866-1924)
Decorative motif for a 1909 issue of Apollon magazine
pencil and oil on canvas
31 7/8 x 25 ½ in. (81 x 65 cm.)
Painted circa 1909
Léon Bakst (1866-1924)
Decorative motif for a 1909 issue of Apollon magazine
pencil and oil on canvas
31 7/8 x 25 ½ in. (81 x 65 cm.)
Painted circa 1909
The estate of the artist. By descent to the present owners.
Exhibition catalogue, Mostra commemorative per il centenario della nascita di Léon Bakst, Spoleto, 1967, reproduced as a woodcut on the front cover. Exhibition catalogue, Bakst: des Ballets russes à la haute couture, Paris, 2017, illustrated and listed p. 15.
Paris, Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra, Bakst: des Ballets russes à la haute couture, 22 November-5 March 2017.