Lev Samoilovich Bakst (Leon Bakst) (Russian, 1866-1924) Costume design for female dancer
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Lev Samoilovich Bakst (Leon Bakst) (Russian, 1866-1924)
Costume design for female dancer
variously stamped with studio stamp (on reverse of paper)
pencil and crayon on graph-lined paper
43.5 x 21cm (17 1/8 x 8 1/4in).
Estimate:
£2,500 - 3,500
US$ 3,800 - 5,300
€2,900 - 4,100

Footnotes

  • PROVENANCE:
    Private collection

    The offered lot is possibly a costume design for La legend de Joseph, 1914 or Thamar, 1912.

Category: Fine Art / Russian Art

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