LEON BAKST. Costume Study for Vaslav Nijinsky in the Role of Iksender in the Ballet "La Péri" (The Flower of Immortality), first performed in Paris, 1912

LEON BAKST (1866-1924)

Costume Study for Vaslav Nijinsky in the Role of Iksender in the Ballet "La Péri" (The Flower of Immortality), first performed in Paris, 1912

Costume Study for Vaslav Nijinsky in the Role of Iksender in the Ballet "La Péri" (The Flower of Immortality), first performed in Paris, 1912. Artist: Léon Bakst (Russian, Grodno 1866-1924 Paris). Dimensions: 26 5/8 x 19 1/4in. (67.6 x 48.9cm). Date: Dated 1922. Léon Bakst was already an experienced portraitist, illustrator, and set designer in 1909 when he joined with Serge Diaghilev to found the Ballets Russes. This design for a costume to be worn by the renowned male dancer Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950) demonstrates Bakst's involvement with Symbolism and Art Nouveau, as well as his dramatic use of color and sensuous line.

Watercolor and gold and silver paints over graphite

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

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36.0 x 49.9 cm | 14.2 x 19.6 in (300 dpi)